Dynamic Acceleration Effects in Explosions of Laser Irradiated Heteronuclear Clusters

Publication Type
Conference Paper
Year of Publication
2005
Authors
Hohenberger, M.
Symes, D. R.
Sumeruk, A.
Dyer, G.
A D. Edens
Grigsby, W.
G R. Hays
Teichmann, M.
Ditmire, T.
Madison, K. W.
Name of Publication
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Entry URL
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=QELS-2005-JThB5
Keywords
Femtosecond phenomena, Fusion, Other areas of optics, Ultrafast optics
Abstract

Based on the model for heteronuclear cluster explosions developed by Last and Jortner, we present experimental confirmation of the theoretically predicted ion energy enhancement of the light ion species in methane clusters.