Multielectron ionization processes in ultrastrong laser fields

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-112

  Chowdhury, Enam A ^a   Walker, Barry C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; IONS; LASER APPLICATIONS; NEON;

MULTIELECTRON IONIZATION;

IONIZATION OF GASES;

EID: 0037837033     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000109     Document Type: Article

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