Effects of a prepulse in the femtosecond-pulse-driven Xe IX laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2735-2741

  Hooker, S M ^a,b,c   Epp, P T ^a   Yin, G Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Royal Society University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031499292     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002735     Document Type: Article

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