Hydrodynamic optical-field-ionized plasma waveguides for laser plasma accelerators

<p>This thesis documents the experimental development of low-density hydrodynamic optical-field-ionized (HOFI) plasma channels. Results from two experiments are presented; the first, a proof of concept experiment, performed in Oxford, demonstrating for the first time that the formation of low-...

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Main Author: Shalloo, R
Other Authors: Hooker, S
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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