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The number and energy distribution of superthermal electrons produced in a laser-heated plasma can be quantitatively obtained directly from the experimental x-ray spectrum using only the assumption that the fast electrons lose energy by bremsstrahlung and electron-electron collisions. The result is independent of the spatial and temporal distribution of electron density and temperature. This analysis is given in Sec. II.
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Brueckner, K.A. (1977). Interpretation of Experiments in Laser-Driven Fusion. In: Wilhelmsson, H. (eds) Plasma Physics. Nobel Symposium Committee (1976), vol 36. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1571-2_2
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