Numerical modelling of the 3D nonlinear wakefield excited by a short laser pulse in a plasma channel

Russian Journal of Numerical Analysis and Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Andreev, N E ^a   Chizhonkov, E V ^b   Gorbunov, L M ^c  

^a JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0005059837     PISSN: 09276467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/rnam.1998.13.1.1     Document Type: Article

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