New optical systems for the solar generation of nanomaterials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5185, Issue , 2004, Pages 99-108

  Gordon, Jeffrey M ^a   Feuermann, Daniel ^a   Huleihil, Mahmoud ^a   Katz, Eugene A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; LASER ABLATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBLIMATION;

PLASMA DISCHARGES; SOLAR GENERATION;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 1942486419     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.498858     Document Type: Conference Paper

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