laser-plasma accelerator

noun

A kind of plasma accelerator that uses an amplitude-modulated intense laser beam to excite a large-amplitude plasma wave that propagates at near the speed of light with a longitudinal acceleration electric field.

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Meanings

nounlaser-plasma accelerator (plural laser-plasma accelerators)

plural laser-plasma accelerators

  1. natural sciencesA kind of plasma accelerator that uses an amplitude-modulated intense laser beam to excite a large-amplitude plasma wave that propagates at near the speed of light with a longitudinal acceleration electric field.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 激光等离子体加速器
  • 激光等离子体加速器a kind of plasma accelerator that uses a laser beam
Japanese レーザープラズマ加速器
  • レーザープラズマ加速器a kind of plasma accelerator that uses a laser beam
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