Analytical and numerical ray tracing of a transient x-ray laser: Ni-like Ag laser at 13.9 nm

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 609-615

  Kuba, Jaroslav ^a,b   Benredjem, Djamel ^c   Möller, Clary ^c   Drška, Ladislav ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PLASMAS; RAY TRACING; TARGETS;

PLASMA COLUMNS;

X RAY LASERS;

EID: 0038173759     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.000609     Document Type: Article

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