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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 8, Issue 3, 036902(2023)

Effects of electron heating and surface rippling on Rayleigh–Taylor instability in radiation pressure acceleration

X. Z. Wu1...2,*, Y. R. Shou2, Z. B. Guo1, H. G. Lu1, J. X. Liu1, D. Wu1, Z. Gong3, and X. Q. Yan14 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2Center for Relativistic Laser Science, Institute for Basic Science, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
  • 3Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, Heidelberg 69117, Germany
  • 4Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Shanxi 030006, China
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    Category: Radiation and Hydrodynamics

    Received: Oct. 12, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 21, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 30, 2023

    The Author Email: Wu X. Z. (xz.wu@pku.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0130513

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