Nonlinear optics in relativistic plasmas and laser wake field acceleration of electrons

Science

Volumn 273, Issue 5274, 1996, Pages 472-475

  Umstadter, D ^a   Chen, S Y ^a   Maksimchuk, A ^a   Mourou, G ^a   Wagner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; ELECTRON ACCELERATOR; ELECTRON BEAM; LASER; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0029818066     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5274.472     Document Type: Article

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