Numerical simulation of short laser pulse relativistic self-focusing in underdense plasma

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3451-3458

  Chessa, Piero ^a,c   Mora, Patrick ^a   Antonsen Jr , Thomas M ^b  

^a CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

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EID: 17344369198     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873058     Document Type: Article

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