Generation and transport of ultrashort phase-locked electron bunches to a plasma beatwave accelerator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 400-408

  Clayton, C E ^a   Serafini, Luca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; GAS LASERS; LASER OPTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MODULATION; PLASMA GUNS; PLASMA WAVES;

ELECTRON DRIVEN ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT OPTICS; LASER DRIVEN ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES; PLASMA BEATWAVE ACCELERATOR; RF PHOTOINJECTOR GUNS; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS; ULTRASHORT PHASE LOCKED ELECTRON BUNCHES;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

EID: 0030123756     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.510004     Document Type: Article

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