Modeling picosecond-laser-driven neonlike titanium x-ray laser experiments

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1084-1092

  Nilsen, Joseph ^a   Li, Yuelin ^a,b   Dunn, James ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMAS; TITANIUM; X RAYS;

X-RAY LASERS;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034381185     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001084     Document Type: Article

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