Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses

P. McKenna; A. P. L. Robinson; D. Neely; M. P. Desjarlais; D. C. Carroll; M. N. Quinn; X. H. Yuan; C. M. Brenner; Matthias Burza; M. Coury; P. Gallegos; R. J. Gray; K. L. Lancaster; Y. T. Li; X. X. Lin; O. Tresca; Claes-Göran Wahlström

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.185004

Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses

P. McKenna, A. P. L. Robinson, D. Neely, M. P. Desjarlais, D. C. Carroll, M. N. Quinn, X. H. Yuan, C. M. Brenner, Matthias Burza, M. Coury, P. Gallegos, R. J. Gray, K. L. Lancaster, Y. T. Li, X. X. Lin, O. Tresca, Claes-Göran Wahlström

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The effect of lattice structure on the transport of energetic (MeV) electrons in solids irradiated by ultraintense laser pulses is investigated using various allotropes of carbon. We observe smooth electron transport in diamond, whereas beam filamentation is observed with less ordered forms of carbon. The highly ordered lattice structure of diamond is shown to result in a transient state of warm dense carbon with metalliclike conductivity, at temperatures of the order of 1-100 eV, leading to suppression of electron beam filamentation.

Original language	English
Article number	185004
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	106
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.185004
Publication status	Published - 2011

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McKenna, P., Robinson, A. P. L., Neely, D., Desjarlais, M. P., Carroll, D. C., Quinn, M. N., Yuan, X. H., Brenner, C. M., Burza, M., Coury, M., Gallegos, P., Gray, R. J., Lancaster, K. L., Li, Y. T., Lin, X. X., Tresca, O., & Wahlström, C.-G. (2011). Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses. Physical Review Letters, 106(18), Article 185004. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.185004

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Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses

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