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Viewpoint: Shooting Ahead with Wakefield Acceleration

APS Physics - Mon 25 Feb 19

Author(s): Florian GrünerA method for accelerating particles, called wakefield acceleration, has notched up its output energy, bringing it closer to its goal of shrinking the size of accelerator ...

Laser 'drill' sets a new world record in laser-driven electron acceleration

Phys.org - Mon 25 Feb 19

Combining a first laser pulse to heat up and "drill" through a plasma, and another to accelerate electrons to incredibly high energies in just tens of centimeters, scientists have nearly doubled ...

Physicists set world record in tabletop plasma acceleration with laser drill

Ars Technica - Wed 27 Feb 19

Laser pulses make like a speedboat, churning up wakes that electrons can "surf."

Laser drill leads to world record in plasma acceleration

SpaceDaily - Mon 4 Mar 19

Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2019 Using a laser to drill through a plasma, scientists working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US have set a new world record for plasma ...

Laser drill leads to world record in plasma acceleration, ScienceDaily - Mon 25 Feb 19
Laser drill leads to world record in plasma acceleration, Eurekalert - Mon 25 Feb 19