Cluster beams in the super-intense femtosecond laser pulse

Physics Report

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-331

  Buryak, Alexander V ^a,f   Trapani, Paolo Di ^b   Skryabin, Dmitry V ^c   Trillo, Stefano ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^e INFM   (Italy)

^f Redfern Optical Components Pty Ltd   (Australia)

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EID: 0036837190     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0370-1573(02)00272-7     Document Type: Review

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