Numerical study of laser energy effects on density transition injection in laser wakefield acceleration
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عنوان ژورنال: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0741-3335,1361-6587
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/aaa336