Plasma physics - on the crest of a wake

R Bingham

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Abstract

What a conventional particle accelerator needs kilometres to achieve, a compact 'plasma wakefield' accelerator has just mastered in less than a metre. So is it adieu to the era of the gargantuan mega-accelerator?
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)721-722
Number of pages2
JournalNature
Volume445
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Feb 2007

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  • electron beam
  • plasma
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Bingham, R. / Plasma physics - on the crest of a wake. In: Nature. 2007 ; Vol. 445. pp. 721-722.
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Plasma physics - on the crest of a wake. / Bingham, R.

In: Nature, Vol. 445, 14.02.2007, p. 721-722.

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Bingham R. Plasma physics - on the crest of a wake. Nature. 2007 Feb 14;445:721-722. https://doi.org/10.1038/445721a

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