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Dominant deuteron acceleration with a high-intensity laser for isotope production and neutron generation. / Maksimchuk, A.; Raymond, A.; Yu, F. et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102, No. 19, 191117, 13.05.2013.

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Maksimchuk, A, Raymond, A, Yu, F, Petrov, GM, Dollar, F, Willingale, L, Zulick, C, Davis, J & Krushelnick, K 2013, 'Dominant deuteron acceleration with a high-intensity laser for isotope production and neutron generation', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 102, no. 19, 191117. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4807143

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Maksimchuk, A., Raymond, A., Yu, F., Petrov, G. M., Dollar, F., Willingale, L., Zulick, C., Davis, J., & Krushelnick, K. (2013). Dominant deuteron acceleration with a high-intensity laser for isotope production and neutron generation. Applied Physics Letters, 102(19), Article 191117. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4807143

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Maksimchuk A, Raymond A, Yu F, Petrov GM, Dollar F, Willingale L et al. Dominant deuteron acceleration with a high-intensity laser for isotope production and neutron generation. Applied Physics Letters. 2013 May 13;102(19):191117. doi: 10.1063/1.4807143

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Maksimchuk, A. ; Raymond, A. ; Yu, F. et al. / Dominant deuteron acceleration with a high-intensity laser for isotope production and neutron generation. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2013 ; Vol. 102, No. 19.

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