Demonstration of electron acceleration in a laser-driven dielectric microstructure

Nature

Volumn 503, Issue 7474, 2013, Pages 91-94

  Peralta, E A ^a   Soong, K ^a   England, R J ^b   Colby, E R ^b   Wu, Z ^b   Montazeri, B ^c   McGuinness, C ^a   McNeur, J ^d   Leedle, K J ^c   Walz, D ^b   Sozer, E B ^d   Cowan, B ^e   Schwartz, B ^e   Travish, G ^d   Byer, R L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TECH X CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE;

ACCELERATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; LASER METHOD; MEDICINE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICA;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC LASER ACCELERATOR; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON; ENERGY; LASER; LIGHT; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; X RAY;

ACCELERATION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 84887382318     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12664     Document Type: Article

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