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A Milestone in Laser-Plasma Acceleration
Episode 2
Wednesday, 18 December, 2024

Physics Magazine launches a new series of short podcasts, called Inside Physics, in which the magazine’s editors take a deep-dive into a result they highlighted. In the inaugural episode of the series, researchers with the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator Center (BELLA) share sounds and experiences from their laboratory, explain how they achieved a new laser-acceleration milestone, and discuss their plans for the future.Podcast host Julie Gould and Physics Magazine Editor Matteo Rini speak with research scientist Alexander Picksley and PhD student Joshua Stackhouse, both with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.Music credit: Lunga by Sofia Ribeiro. Sofia is a singer, composer and educator from Portugal. She taught at Bobby McFerrin’s CircleSongSchool and was an artist in residence at Carnegie Hall in New York.Produced by Julie Gould