Physics of ultra-intense laser-plasma interaction

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 12B, 1999, Pages

  Witte, K ^a   Gahn, C ^a   Meyer ter Vehn, J ^a   Pretzler, G ^a   Pukhov, A ^a   Tsakiris, G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; KINETIC THEORY; LASER PULSES; LASER THEORY; PLASMA THEORY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LASER INTENSITY; PARTICLE IN CELL CODE; POWER DENSITY; VIRTUAL LASER PLASMA LABORATORY;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0033320180     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/41/12B/316     Document Type: Article

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