Laser Waves (image)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Caption

In this artist's conception of the Nebraska experiment, the white orbs represent two laser pulses, with plasma waves in their wakes. The waves interfere with one another after the laser pulses cross, and electrons ride the wakefield waves to higher energy.

Credit

Extreme Light Laboratory, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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