Characterization of quasi-monoenergetic electron beams at the Lund Laser Centre

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 4, 2008, Pages 1707-1714

  Lindau, Filip ^a   Lundh, O ^a   Mangles, S P D ^b   Kaluza, M C ^b,c   Krushelnick, K ^b,d   Najmudin, Z ^b   Persson, A ^a   Thomas, A G R ^b   Wahlstrom, C G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

High intensity ultrashort pulse laser; Laser wakefield (LWF) accelerator; Plasma wave

Indexed keywords

CORUNDUM; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; ELECTRON OPTICS; ELECTRONS; HELIUM; INERT GASES; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMA JETS; PLASMAS; SOLDERED JOINTS;

ELECTRON-BEAM; ENERGY STABILITY; HELIUM GAS JET; HIGH-INTENSITY ULTRASHORT PULSE LASER; LASER AND PLASMA; LASER ENERGIES; LASER PLASMAS; LASER WAKEFIELD (LWF) ACCELERATOR; MONOENERGETIC ELECTRON BEAMS; PLASMA WAVE; TI: SAPPHIRE LASERS; WAKE FIELDS; WAVEBREAKING;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 50249085106     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2001190     Document Type: Article

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