Advanced mirror technology can reduce the intensity of artefacts in the output of high-power laser systems by a factor of 10,000, enabling significantly greater control in the development of laser-driven X-ray and particle sources.
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Gibbon, P. Cleaner petawatts with plasma optics. Nature Phys 3, 369–370 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys639
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