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Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets

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Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets. / Morace, A.; Bellei, C.; Bartal, T. et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, No. 5, 054102, 29.07.2013.

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Morace, A, Bellei, C, Bartal, T, Willingale, L, Kim, J, Maksimchuk, A, Krushelnick, K, Wei, MS, Patel, PK, Batani, D, Piovella, N, Stephens, RB & Beg, FN 2013, 'Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 103, no. 5, 054102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816595

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Morace, A., Bellei, C., Bartal, T., Willingale, L., Kim, J., Maksimchuk, A., Krushelnick, K., Wei, M. S., Patel, P. K., Batani, D., Piovella, N., Stephens, R. B., & Beg, F. N. (2013). Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets. Applied Physics Letters, 103(5), Article 054102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816595

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Morace A, Bellei C, Bartal T, Willingale L, Kim J, Maksimchuk A et al. Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets. Applied Physics Letters. 2013 Jul 29;103(5):054102. doi: 10.1063/1.4816595

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Morace, A. ; Bellei, C. ; Bartal, T. et al. / Improved laser-to-proton conversion efficiency in isolated reduced mass targets. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2013 ; Vol. 103, No. 5.

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AU - Krushelnick, K.

AU - Wei, M. S.

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AU - Stephens, R. B.

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