Control of laser heating in clusters through variation in temporal pulse shape

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1357-1364

  Mendham, K J ^a   Tisch, J W G ^a   Mason, M B ^a   Hay, N ^a   Marangos, J P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHIRPING; EXPANSION DYNAMICS; PULSE INTENSITY; PULSE SHAPING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0942268704     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.001357     Document Type: Article

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