Formation of a conducting channel in air by self-guided femtosecond laser pulses

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Tzortzakis, S ^a   Franco, M A ^a   Andre Y B ^a   Chiron, A ^a   Lamouroux, B ^a   Prade, B S ^a   Mysyrowicz, A ^a  

^a ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

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EID: 0000531372     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.60.R3505     Document Type: Article

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