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High repetition-rate wakefield electron source generated by few-millijoule, 30 fs laser pulses on a density downramp

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High repetition-rate wakefield electron source generated by few-millijoule, 30 fs laser pulses on a density downramp. / He, Z-H; Hou, B.; Nees, J. A. et al.
In: New Journal of Physics, Vol. 15, 053016, 09.05.2013.

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He, Z-H, Hou, B, Nees, JA, Easter, JH, Faure, J, Krushelnick, K & Thomas, AGR 2013, 'High repetition-rate wakefield electron source generated by few-millijoule, 30 fs laser pulses on a density downramp', New Journal of Physics, vol. 15, 053016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/5/053016

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He, Z.-H., Hou, B., Nees, J. A., Easter, J. H., Faure, J., Krushelnick, K., & Thomas, A. G. R. (2013). High repetition-rate wakefield electron source generated by few-millijoule, 30 fs laser pulses on a density downramp. New Journal of Physics, 15, Article 053016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/5/053016

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He ZH, Hou B, Nees JA, Easter JH, Faure J, Krushelnick K et al. High repetition-rate wakefield electron source generated by few-millijoule, 30 fs laser pulses on a density downramp. New Journal of Physics. 2013 May 9;15:053016. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/5/053016

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He, Z-H ; Hou, B. ; Nees, J. A. et al. / High repetition-rate wakefield electron source generated by few-millijoule, 30 fs laser pulses on a density downramp. In: New Journal of Physics. 2013 ; Vol. 15.

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