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Title: All-optical density downramp injection in electron-driven plasma wakefield accelerators

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OSTI Identifier:
1834652
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DESC0009914; SC0009533; AC02-76SF00515; PHY 1734281; SC0017906; AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review Research Journal Volume: 3 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2643-1564
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Ullmann, D., Scherkl, P., Knetsch, A., Heinemann, T., Sutherland, A., Habib, A. F., Karger, O. S., Beaton, A., Manahan, G. G., Deng, A., Andonian, G., Litos, M. D., O'Shea, B. D., Cary, J. R., Hogan, M. J., Yakimenko, V., Rosenzweig, J. B., and Hidding, B. All-optical density downramp injection in electron-driven plasma wakefield accelerators. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043163.
Ullmann, D., Scherkl, P., Knetsch, A., Heinemann, T., Sutherland, A., Habib, A. F., Karger, O. S., Beaton, A., Manahan, G. G., Deng, A., Andonian, G., Litos, M. D., O'Shea, B. D., Cary, J. R., Hogan, M. J., Yakimenko, V., Rosenzweig, J. B., & Hidding, B. All-optical density downramp injection in electron-driven plasma wakefield accelerators. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043163
Ullmann, D., Scherkl, P., Knetsch, A., Heinemann, T., Sutherland, A., Habib, A. F., Karger, O. S., Beaton, A., Manahan, G. G., Deng, A., Andonian, G., Litos, M. D., O'Shea, B. D., Cary, J. R., Hogan, M. J., Yakimenko, V., Rosenzweig, J. B., and Hidding, B. Wed . "All-optical density downramp injection in electron-driven plasma wakefield accelerators". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043163.
@article{osti_1834652,
title = {All-optical density downramp injection in electron-driven plasma wakefield accelerators},
author = {Ullmann, D. and Scherkl, P. and Knetsch, A. and Heinemann, T. and Sutherland, A. and Habib, A. F. and Karger, O. S. and Beaton, A. and Manahan, G. G. and Deng, A. and Andonian, G. and Litos, M. D. and O'Shea, B. D. and Cary, J. R. and Hogan, M. J. and Yakimenko, V. and Rosenzweig, J. B. and Hidding, B.},
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doi = {10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.043163},
journal = {Physical Review Research},
number = 4,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Wed Dec 08 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}

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