Milestone in accelerating particles with plasma: Technique is powerful, efficient enough to drive future particle accelerators
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 04:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have shown that a promising technique for accelerating electrons on waves of plasma is efficient enough to power a new generation of shorter, more economical accelerators. This could greatly expand their use in areas such as medicine, national security, industry and high-energy physics research.