References & Sources  -  September 5, 1998

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Electrons hang ten on laser-made waves

Electrons surfed the wake of a laser torpedo in the first experimental demonstration of a scheme for making tabletop particle accelerators.

 

References:

Amiranoff, F. . . . V. Malka, et al. 1998. Observation of laser wakefield acceleration of electrons. Physics Review Letters 81(Aug. 3):995.

 

Further Readings:

Peterson, I. 1996. Surfing a laser wave. Science News 149(Feb. 10):95.

 

Sources:

François Amiranoff
UMR 7605 CNRS
Route de Saclay
91128 Palaiseau Cedex
France

Victor Malka
Laboratoire pour l’Utilization des Lasers Intenses
École Polytechnique
CNRS
91 118 Palaiseau Cedex
France

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