Collimated gamma rays from laser wakefield accelerated electrons

Minghua Li; Liming Chen; Dazhang Li; Kai Huang; Yifei Li; Yong Ma; Wenchao Yan; Mengze Tao; Junhao Tan; Zhengming Sheng; Jie Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.mre.2018.03.002

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