Modeling of ultra-short-pulse reflectometry

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 6, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 1732-1741

  Cohen, B I ^a   Hooper, E B ^a   Kaiser, T B ^a   Williams, E A ^a   Domier, C W ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000866635     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873487     Document Type: Article

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