Femtosecond Ultraviolet Laser Pulse Induced Lightning Discharges in Gases

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 599-612

  Zhao, Xin Miao ^a   Diels, Jean Claude ^a   Wang, Cai Yi ^b   Elizondo, Juan M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VOSS SCIENTIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIGHTNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FEMTOSECOND ULTRAVIOLET LASER PULSE INDUCED LIGHTNING DISCHARGES; LASER TRIGGERED DISCHARGING PROCESS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0029273975     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.364418     Document Type: Article

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