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Quantum backreaction in laser-driven plasma. / Conroy, Aindriu; Fiedler, Charlie; Noble, Adam et al.
In: arxiv.org, 23.06.2019.

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Conroy, A, Fiedler, C, Noble, A & Burton, D 2019, 'Quantum backreaction in laser-driven plasma', arxiv.org. <https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.09606v2>

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Conroy, A., Fiedler, C., Noble, A., & Burton, D. (2019). Quantum backreaction in laser-driven plasma. arxiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.09606v2

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Conroy A, Fiedler C, Noble A, Burton D. Quantum backreaction in laser-driven plasma. arxiv.org. 2019 Jun 23.

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Conroy, Aindriu ; Fiedler, Charlie ; Noble, Adam et al. / Quantum backreaction in laser-driven plasma. In: arxiv.org. 2019.

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