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Capturing structural dynamics in crystalline silicon using chirped electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator

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Capturing structural dynamics in crystalline silicon using chirped electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator. / He, Z. -H.; Nees, John A.; Krushelnick, Karl et al.
In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, 36224 , 08.11.2016.

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He, Z-H, Nees, JA, Krushelnick, K, Thomas, AGR & Faure, J 2016, 'Capturing structural dynamics in crystalline silicon using chirped electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator', Scientific Reports, vol. 6, 36224 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36224

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He, Z. -H., Nees, J. A., Krushelnick, K., Thomas, A. G. R., & Faure, J. (2016). Capturing structural dynamics in crystalline silicon using chirped electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator. Scientific Reports, 6, Article 36224 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36224

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He Z-H, Nees JA, Krushelnick K, Thomas AGR, Faure J. Capturing structural dynamics in crystalline silicon using chirped electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator. Scientific Reports. 2016 Nov 8;6:36224 . doi: 10.1038/srep36224

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He, Z. -H. ; Nees, John A. ; Krushelnick, Karl et al. / Capturing structural dynamics in crystalline silicon using chirped electrons from a laser wakefield accelerator. In: Scientific Reports. 2016 ; Vol. 6.

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