Ultrafast dynamics of relativistic laser plasma interactions

This thesis documents the experimental and theoretical investigation of laser pulse evolution in relativistic laser-plasma interactions for plasma-wakefield acceleration and ion acceleration experiments. Power amplification of the Astra Gemini laser in a plasma was observed, with the compression of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Streeter, Matthew
Other Authors: Najmudin, Zulfikar
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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530
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656447