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Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas. / Willingale, L.; Nilson, P. M.; Zulick, C. et al.
In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 688, No. 1, 03.2016.

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Willingale, L, Nilson, PM, Zulick, C, Chen, H, Craxton, RS, Cobble, J, Maksimchuk, A, Norreys, PA, Sangster, TC, Scott, RHH & Stoeckl, C 2016, 'Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas', Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol. 688, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012126

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Willingale, L., Nilson, P. M., Zulick, C., Chen, H., Craxton, R. S., Cobble, J., Maksimchuk, A., Norreys, P. A., Sangster, T. C., Scott, R. H. H., & Stoeckl, C. (2016). Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 688(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012126

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Willingale L, Nilson PM, Zulick C, Chen H, Craxton RS, Cobble J et al. Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2016 Mar;688(1). doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012126

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Willingale, L. ; Nilson, P. M. ; Zulick, C. et al. / Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas. In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2016 ; Vol. 688, No. 1.

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abstract = "We perform relativistic-intensity laser experiments using the Omega EP laser to investigate channeling phenomena and particle acceleration in underdense plasmas. A fundamental understanding of these processes is of importance to the hole-boring fast ignition scheme for inertial confinement fusion. Proton probing was used to image the electromagnetic fields formed as the Omega EP laser pulse generated a channel through underdense plasma. Filamentation of the channel was observed, followed by self-correction into a single channel. The channel radius as a function of time was found to be in reasonable agreement with momentum conserving snowplough models.",
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AU - Nilson, P. M.

AU - Zulick, C.

AU - Chen, H.

AU - Craxton, R. S.

AU - Cobble, J.

AU - Maksimchuk, A.

AU - Norreys, P. A.

AU - Sangster, T. C.

AU - Scott, R. H. H.

AU - Stoeckl, C.

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