Temporally and spatially resolved investigation of the J = 0-1 and J = 2-1, 3p-3s laser emissions in neonlike germanium

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 742-750

  Li, Yuelin ^a,c   Pretzler, Georg ^a   Fill, Ernst E ^a   Nilsen, Joseph ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

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EID: 0343541354     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.000742     Document Type: Article

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