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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 10, Issue 3, 037403(2025)

Hot-electron generation in high-intensity laser–matter experiments with copper targets

O. Renner1,2,3、a), O. Klimo3,4, M. Krus1, Ph. Nicolaï5, [in Chinese], A. Poletaeva6, N. Bukharskii6, and V. T. Tikhonchuk3,5
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  • 1Institute of Plasma Physics of the CAS, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2Institute of Physics of the CAS, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic
  • 3The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, ELI Beamlines Facility, 25 241 Dolní Břežany, Czech Republic
  • 4Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 115 19 Prague, Czech Republic
  • 5Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, 33405 Talence, France
  • 6Independent researcher, Moscow, Russia
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    O. Renner, O. Klimo, M. Krus, Ph. Nicolaï, [in Chinese], A. Poletaeva, N. Bukharskii, V. T. Tikhonchuk. Hot-electron generation in high-intensity laser–matter experiments with copper targets[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2025, 10(3): 037403

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    Received: Oct. 31, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 14, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: O. Renner (renner@fzu.cz)

    DOI:10.1063/5.0246250

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