Overview of plasma-based accelerator concepts

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 252-288

  Esarey, Eric ^a   Sprangle, Phillip ^b   Krall, Jonathan ^a   Ting, Antonio ^b  

^a IEEE

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTRONS; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; PLASMA WAVES;

LASER WAKEFIELD ACCELERATOR; PLASMA BEATWAVE ACCELERATOR; PLASMA WAKEFIELD ACCELERATOR;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

EID: 0030125326     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.509991     Document Type: Article

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