Plasma physics - on the crest of a wake

R Bingham

doi:10.1038/445721a

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	721-722
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	445
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/445721a
Publication status	Published - 14 Feb 2007

Keywords

particle accelerator
electron beam
plasma
wakes

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