Relativistic self-focusing of short-pulse radiation beams in plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 145-153

  Sprangle, P ^a   Tang, Cha Mei ^a   Esarey, E ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Berkeley Research Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; LASER BEAMS; LASERS - FUSION APPLICATIONS;

CRITICAL LASER POWER; RADIATION BEAM ENVELOPE EQUATION; RELATIVISTIC SELF-FOCUSING; SHORT-PULSE RADIATION BEAMS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0023326861     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1987.4316677     Document Type: Article

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