We have observed deuterons accelerated to energies of about 2 MeV in the interaction of relativistically intense 10 TW, 400 fs laser pulse with a thin layer of deuterated polystyrene deposited on Mylar film. These high-energy deuterons were directed to the boron sample, where they produced atoms of positron active isotope from the reaction The activation results suggest that deuterons were accelerated from the front surface of the target.
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