Proton-induced transient depolarization in gallium phosphide and tellurium dioxide Bragg cells

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1901-1908

  Taylor, Edward W ^a   Winter, James E ^a   Sanchez, Anthony D ^a   McKinney, Stanley J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acousto optics; Bragg cell; Degree of polarization; Depolarization; Electron; Gallium phosphide; Proton; Tellurium dioxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003325803     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601409     Document Type: Article

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