TY - JOUR AU - Khattak, F. Y. AU - Garcia Saiz, E. AU - Gibbon, Paul AU - Karmakar, Anupam AU - Dzelzainis, T. W. J. AU - Lewis, C. L. S. AU - Robinson, A. P. L. AU - Zepf, M. AU - Riley, D. TI - Fast electron penetration in laser-irradiated solids JO - The European physical journal / D VL - 66 IS - 11 CY - Berlin PB - Springer M1 - FZJ-2012-00449 SP - 298 PY - 2012 AB - In this letter we present data comparing the yield of Cu K-α radiation for foils of differing thickness irradiated with a Ti:Sapphire laser generating 40 fs pulses at 800 nm and incident at 45°. At tight focus, the yields for all thicknesses are similar, whilst away from best focus there are clear differences. We discuss the origin of these similarities and differences in terms of the penetration of fast electrons into the foil and the possible importance of refluxing of fast electrons as they reach the non-irradiated side of the foil. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000312439000018 DO - DOI:10.1140/epjd/e2012-30253-7 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/127486 ER -