Femtosecond-pulse-driven 10-Hz 41.8-nm laser in Xe IX

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 180-184

  Lemoff, B E ^a   Yin, G Y ^a   Gordon III, C L ^a   Barty, C P J ^a   Harris, S E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030531768     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000180     Document Type: Article

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