Creation and spatial-temporal characterization of gas targets and plasmas for laser-electron acceleration

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His enthusiasm and friendly attitude keep things going easily even in the most difficult situations.I owe special thanks to Prof. Dr. Nilson Vieira Dias Júnior for all the insightful discussions that we have had. He assumed a leadership role in efforts to implement the first laser-plasma accelerator infrastructure in Brazil, always motivating everyone involved in this aim.I also owe special thanks to Prof. Dr. Edison Puig Maldonado for his valuable advice, mainly when I started my PhD. He always suggested good references in the literature, which contributed to guiding this work.I also thank Prof. Dr. Sudeep Banerjee for his collaboration with our research group, being one of the main motivators to join us in the laser wakefield acceleration field. His two visits to our lab gave me great learning and encouraged me to apply for a scholar internship in his former lab, Extreme Light Laboratory in the US.