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HIGH-FIELD LASERS

Faster laser pulses boost plasma accelerators

New methods to control how laser pulses propagate inside a plasma could signify the start of a global race to demonstrate truly high-energy compact particle accelerators.

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Fig. 1: Manipulating laser pulses in space and time to drive a faster plasma wave.

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Shalloo, R.J., Mangles, S.P.D. Faster laser pulses boost plasma accelerators. Nat. Photonics 14, 470–471 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-020-0670-5

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