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Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration

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Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration. / Walsh, D.A.; Lake, D.S.; Snedden, E.W. et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 8, No. 1, 421, 04.09.2017.

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Walsh, DA, Lake, DS, Snedden, EW, Cliffe, MJ, Graham, DM & Jamison, SP 2017, 'Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration', Nature Communications, vol. 8, no. 1, 421. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00490-y

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Walsh, D. A., Lake, D. S., Snedden, E. W., Cliffe, M. J., Graham, D. M., & Jamison, S. P. (2017). Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration. Nature Communications, 8(1), Article 421. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00490-y

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Walsh DA, Lake DS, Snedden EW, Cliffe MJ, Graham DM, Jamison SP. Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration. Nature Communications. 2017 Sept 4;8(1):421. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00490-y

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Walsh, D.A. ; Lake, D.S. ; Snedden, E.W. et al. / Demonstration of sub-luminal propagation of single-cycle terahertz pulses for particle acceleration. In: Nature Communications. 2017 ; Vol. 8, No. 1.

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