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Micron-scale Fast Electron Filamentation and Recirculation determined from Rear Side Optical Emission in High Intensity Laser-Solid Interactions

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arxiv 1002.4808 v1 pith:Y4GYTI7S submitted 2010-02-25 physics.plasm-ph

Micron-scale Fast Electron Filamentation and Recirculation determined from Rear Side Optical Emission in High Intensity Laser-Solid Interactions

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The transport of relativistic electrons generated in the interaction of petawatt class lasers with solid targets has been studied through measurements of the optical emission from their rear surface. The high degree of polarization of the emission indicates that it is predominantly optical transition radiation. A halo that surrounds the main region of emission is also polarized, and is attributed to the effect of electron recirculation. The variation of the amplitude of the transition radiation with respect to observation angle provides evidence for the presence of {$\mu$m-size} filaments.

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