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S M Pfotenhauer et al 2008 New J. Phys. 10 033034 doi:10.1088/1367-2630/10/3/033034

Spectral shaping of laser generated proton beams

S M Pfotenhauer1, O Jäckel1, A Sachtleben1, J Polz1, W Ziegler1, H-P Schlenvoigt1, K-U Amthor1, M C Kaluza1, K W D Ledingham2, R Sauerbrey3, P Gibbon4, A P L Robinson5 and H Schwoerer6

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