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A new route for plasma-based particle accelerators

  • April 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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A new route for plasma-based particle accelerators
Plasma, the fourth state of matter, consists of a gas in which electrons are no longer bound to atoms, which allows electricity to flow freely. When beams of particles moving close to the speed of light travel through plasma, they disturb electrons and drive so-called plasma waves.

Originally published at Phys.org

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