Plasma kinetics mechanisms of an optimized copper vapour laser

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1169-1178

  Cheng, Cheng ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Division of Plastic Surgery   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMAS; THYRATRONS;

COPPER VAPOR LASERS; PLASMA ELECTRON DENSITY; PLASMA ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; PLASMA KINETICS;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0033747594     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/33/10/306     Document Type: Article

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