Overcritical electron acceleration and betatron radiation in the bubble-like structure formed by re-injected electrons in a tailored transverse plasma

Yuan Zhao; Haiyang Lu; Cangtao Zhou; Jungao Zhu

doi:10.1063/5.0121558

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