Abstract
Using a static mass spectrometer, we study the characteristics of multicharge plasma ions generated from solid targets under the action of a
15 nanosecond Nd:YAG laser radiation with maximal intensity
Mass-Charge and Energy Spectra of Oxygen Ions in a Two-Element Laser-Produced Plasma
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