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Science 21 April 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5772, pp. 374 - 376
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126051
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APPLIED PHYSICS:
Laser-Driven Particle Accelerators

Mike Dunne

A new generation of particle accelerators that use laser acceleration can sit on the benchtop. These instruments are being actively developed for widespread applications.

The author is at the Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, UK. E-mail: m.dunne{at}rl.ac.uk

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