Saturation of stimulated Brillouin scatter by self-consistent flow profile modification in laser hot spots

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 437-446

  Rose, Harvey A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0001550380     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872102     Document Type: Article

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