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

S. Lorenz; G. Grittani; E. Chacon-Golcher; C. M. Lazzarini; J. Limpouch; F. Nawaz; M. Nevrkla; L. Vilanova; T. Levato

doi:doi:10.1063/1.5081509

Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2019, 4 (1): 015401, Published Online: Mar. 20, 2019

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

S. Lorenz ¹G. Grittani ^1,2,a)E. Chacon-Golcher ²C. M. Lazzarini ²J. Limpouch ¹F. Nawaz ²M. Nevrkla ^1,2L. Vilanova ²T. Levato ²

Author Affiliations

¹ Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

² Institute 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.

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