Effective fast electron acceleration along the target surface
Journal article published in 2008 by
X. H. Yuan,
Y. T. Li,
M. H. Xu,
Z. Y. Zheng,
Q. Z. Yu,
W. X. Liang,
Y. Zhang,
F. Liu,
Jens Bernhardt,
S. J. Wang 
,
Z. H. Wang,
W. J. Ling,
Z. Y. Wei,
W. Zhao,
J. Zhang
,
Z. H. Wang,
W. J. Ling,
Z. Y. Wei,
W. Zhao,
J. Zhang
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
Full text: Download
Preprint: archiving forbidden
Data provided by 
Abstract
The dependence of angular distributions of fast electrons generated in the interaction of p-polarized femtosecond laser pulses with foil targets on laser intensities is investigated. A novel fast electron beam along the front target surface is observed for high laser intensity. It is found that the electron acceleration along the target surface is more efficient than those in other directions.