Electron and proton beams produced by ultra short laser pulses in the relativistic regime

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 399-405

  Malka, V ^a   Fritzler, S ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

Author keywords

Electron beams; Laser plasma interaction; Plasma waves; Proton beams; Relativistic regime

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011482264     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034604040042     Document Type: Article

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