Gas cell (IMAGE)

Imperial College London

Gas cell

Caption

The gas cell used as a plasma source. The laser arrives from the right of these images through the metal cone and enters the little cube, which is filled with gas. The laser ionises the gas and turns it into a plasma and creates the accelerator.

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Rob Shalloo

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