New electron accelerator combines laser and plasma wakefield techniques
25 Jun 2021
How it works: electrons accelerated by a laser pulse (left) are used to drive the second-stage particle accelerator (right). (Courtesy: Thomas Heinemann/Strathclyde and Alberto Martinez de la Ossa/DESY)
Laser wakefield acceleration and plasma wakefield acceleration have the potential to boost the energ
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