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Concerted manipulation of laser plasma dynamics with two laser pulses. / Braenzel, J.; Andreev, A. A.; Ehrentraut, L.; Sommer, D.; Schnürer, M.

Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV. ed. / Florian J. Gruner; Eric Esarey; Carl B. Schroeder. SPIE, 2017. 1024017 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10240).

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Braenzel, J, Andreev, AA, Ehrentraut, L, Sommer, D & Schnürer, M 2017, Concerted manipulation of laser plasma dynamics with two laser pulses. in FJ Gruner, E Esarey & CB Schroeder (eds), Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV., 1024017, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10240, SPIE, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV 2017, Prague, Czech Republic, 24/04/17. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271182

APA

Braenzel, J., Andreev, A. A., Ehrentraut, L., Sommer, D., & Schnürer, M. (2017). Concerted manipulation of laser plasma dynamics with two laser pulses. In F. J. Gruner, E. Esarey, & C. B. Schroeder (Eds.), Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV [1024017] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10240). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271182

Vancouver

Braenzel J, Andreev AA, Ehrentraut L, Sommer D, Schnürer M. Concerted manipulation of laser plasma dynamics with two laser pulses. In Gruner FJ, Esarey E, Schroeder CB, editors, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV. SPIE. 2017. 1024017. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271182

Author

Braenzel, J. ; Andreev, A. A. ; Ehrentraut, L. ; Sommer, D. ; Schnürer, M. / Concerted manipulation of laser plasma dynamics with two laser pulses. Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV. editor / Florian J. Gruner ; Eric Esarey ; Carl B. Schroeder. SPIE, 2017. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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