Research Article
Modeling of High-Energy Particles and Radiation Production for Multipetawatt Laser Facilities
Table 1
Characteristics of accelerated electrons.
| Total laser energy (J) | 200 | 500 | 1000 | 3500 |
| Hot electron temperature (MeV) | 1.63 | 3 | 5 | 7.6 |
| Ponderomotive scaling (Te) (MeV) | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 |
| Number of accelerated electrons >1 MeV | 1.6 × 1013 | 3.0 × 1013 | 5.0 × 1013 | 7.6 × 1013 |
| Cutoff electron energy (MeV) | 25 | 46 | 65 | 110 |
| Total hot electron energy (J) | 8.9 | 14.4 | 40.0 | 92.8 |
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