The physics of soft x-ray lasers pumped by electron collisions in laser plasmas

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Tallents, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; MIRRORS; NICKEL; X RAY LASERS;

OPTICAL LASERS;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 0041733209     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/36/15/201     Document Type: Review

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