Processes leading to enhanced energy deposition by particle beams

Range shortening of electron and proton beams due to target temperature and density effects is calculated. The effect on target hydrodynamics is calculated for a proton beam. The effect of the penetration of an electron beam self magnetic field into the target is shown to cause effective range shortening. Enhanced energy deposition by a pinched electron beam in a foil target is studied numerically and experimentally. The target expansion velocity measured by laser flash photography is used to determine the enhancement factor. Bremsstrahlung measurements are used to study the electron trajectories.