Developments in laser-driven plasma accelerators

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 775-782

  Hooker, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER ACCELERATION OF ELECTRONS; PARTICLE ENERGY; PLASMA ACCELERATION; SYNCHROTRON LIGHT SOURCE; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

EID: 84884994630     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.234     Document Type: Review

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