Spatial coherence of x-ray laser emission from neonlike germanium after prepulse

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2742-2751

  Burge, R E ^a,b   Slark, G E ^a,b   Browne, M T ^a,b   Yuan, X C ^a,b   Charalambous, P ^a,b   Cheng, X H ^a,b   Lewis, C L S ^c   MacPhee, A ^c   Neely, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0342758325     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.002742     Document Type: Article

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