Principles and applications of compact laser-plasma accelerators

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 447-453

  Malka, Victor ^a   Faure, Jérôme ^a   Gauduel, Yann A ^a   Lefebvre, Erik ^b   Rousse, Antoine ^a   Phuoc, Kim Ta ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PROTON BEAM THERAPY;

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES; DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES; HIGH INTENSITY LASERS; HIGH-ENERGY PARTICLE BEAM; HIGH-ENERGY PARTICLE PHYSICS; HIGH-INTENSITY LASER SYSTEMS; LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS; MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION;

HIGH ENERGY LASERS;

EID: 44849118735     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys966     Document Type: Article

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