Orestes: A kinetics model for electron beam pumped KrF lasers

Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 580-583

  Giuliani, J L ^a   Kepple, P ^a   Lehmberg, R H ^a   Myers, M C ^a   Sethian, J D ^a   Wolford, M F ^b   Hegeler, F ^c   Petrov, G ^a,d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Commonwealth Technologies Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Berkeley Research Scholars Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DEPOSITION; INTERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (IFE); LASER TRANSPORT; PLASMA CHEMISTRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAM PUMPING; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 11144261649     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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