Phase and transport velocities in particle and electromagnetic beams

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 491-499

  Lekner, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Energy velocity; Laser beams; Particle beams

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; OSCILLATIONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; POLYNOMIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VELOCITY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC BEAMS; ENERGY TRANSPORT VELOCITY; PHASE VELOCITIES;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0036711093     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/4/5/301     Document Type: Article

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