Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 7, Issue 4, 044401(2022)
Commissioning and first results from the new 2 × 100 TW laser at the WIS
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E. Kroupp, S. Tata, Y. Wan, D. Levy, S. Smartsev, E. Y. Levine, O. Seemann, M. Adelberg, R. Piliposian, T. Queller, E. Segre, K. Ta Phuoc, M. Kozlova, V. Malka. Commissioning and first results from the new 2 × 100 TW laser at the WIS[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(4): 044401
Category: Fundamental Physics At Extreme Light
Received: Mar. 7, 2022
Accepted: Apr. 10, 2022
Published Online: Aug. 8, 2022
The Author Email: Kroupp E. (eyal.kroupp@weizmann.ac.il)