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Vol. 4, Issue 1, 015401 (2019)

Characterization of supersonic and subsonic gas targets for laser wakefield electron acceleration experiments

S. Lorenz¹, G. Grittani^1,2,a), E. Chacon-Golcher², C. M. Lazzarini²..., J. Limpouch¹, F. Nawaz², M. Nevrkla^1,2, L. Vilanova² and T. Levato²|Show fewer author(s)

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¹Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

²Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, ELI-Beamlines Project, Dolni Brezany, Czech Republic

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S. Lorenz, G. Grittani, E. Chacon-Golcher, C. M. Lazzarini, J. Limpouch, F. Nawaz, M. Nevrkla, L. Vilanova, T. Levato. Characterization of supersonic and subsonic gas targets for laser wakefield electron acceleration experiments[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2019, 4(1): 015401 Copy Citation Text

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S. Lorenz, G. Grittani, E. Chacon-Golcher, C. M. Lazzarini, J. Limpouch, F. Nawaz, M. Nevrkla, L. Vilanova, T. Levato. Characterization of supersonic and subsonic gas targets for laser wakefield electron acceleration experiments[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2019, 4(1): 015401

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