Laser generated 300 keV electron beams from water

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-424

  Uhlig, Jens ^a   Wahlström, Claes Göran ^a   Walczak, Monika ^a   Sundström, Villy ^a   Fullagar, Wilfred ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fast electrons; Laser plasma wakefield acceleration; Multi pulse structure; Plasma source; Table top X ray source

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; AZIMUTHAL DISTRIBUTIONS; FAST ELECTRONS; FLOWING WATERS; HELIUM ATMOSPHERE; HIGH CONTRAST RATIO; HIGH REPETITION RATE LASERS; INCIDENCE GEOMETRY; LASER INTENSITIES; LASER PLASMA; MULTI-PULSE STRUCTURES; REAL TIME; SECONDARY X-RAYS; TABLE-TOP; TARGET CHAMBERS; VACUUM CONDITION;

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; HELIUM; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA SOURCES; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 84055221951     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034611000516     Document Type: Article

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