HZDR Physicists Observe Plasma Acceleration with Unprecedented Precision at SLAC in California (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

HZDR Physicists Observe Plasma Acceleration with Unprecedented Precision at SLAC in California

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The high-intensity laser pulse (red) is focused on a silicon grating target under 45° parallel to the grating ridges. The X-ray pulses (blue) probe the laser-plasma dynamics under 90° over time. The scattering patterns below show the complex particle-acceleration processes.

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Juniks/HZDR

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