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In this chapter a brief introduction to laser plasma physics and the motivation for this field of research is given. Recent studies and possible applications of laser driven proton acceleration as well as experiments performed in the scope of this thesis are summarized.
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Sokollik, T. (2011). Introduction. In: Investigations of Field Dynamics in Laser Plasmas with Proton Imaging. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15040-1_1
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