High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Volume. 2, Issue 2, 02000e10(2014)

Theory of light sail acceleration by intense lasers: an overview

Andrea Macchi*
Author Affiliations
  • National Institute of Optics, National Research Council (CNR/INO), Research Unit ‘Adriano Gozzini’, Department of Physics ‘Enrico Fermi’, University of Pisa, largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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    Paper Information

    Special Issue: LARGE SCALE LASER AND PLASMA ACCELERATION

    Received: Jan. 1, 2014

    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2014

    Published Online: Jun. 4, 2014

    The Author Email: Andrea Macchi (andrea.macchi@ino.it)

    DOI:10.1017/hpl.2014.13

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