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Title: Particle physics. Positrons ride the wave

Journal Article · · Nature (London)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/524422a· OSTI ID:1224080
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  1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Here, experiments reveal that positrons — the antimatter equivalents of electrons — can be rapidly accelerated using a plasma wave. The findings pave the way to high-energy electron–positron particle colliders.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1224080
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-15-385-APC; 1391059
Journal Information:
Nature (London), Vol. 524, Issue 7566; ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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