Beyond the ponderomotive limit: Direct laser acceleration of relativistic electrons in sub-critical plasmas

Arefiev, A. V.; Khudik, V. N.; Robinson, A. P. L.; Shvets, G.; Willingale, L.; Schollmeier, M.

doi:10.1063/1.4946024

Title: Beyond the ponderomotive limit: Direct laser acceleration of relativistic electrons in sub-critical plasmas

Journal Article · Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946024· OSTI ID:1248241

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Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA, Center for High Energy Density Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
University of Michigan, 2200 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA

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