Hybrid PIC–fluid simulations for fast electron transport in a silicon target

X. H. Yang; Z. H. Chen; H. Xu; Y. Y. Ma; G. B. Zhang; D. B. Zou; F. Q. Shao

doi:10.1063/5.0137973

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