Statistical analysis of the sizes and velocities of laser hot spots of smoothed beams

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 4914-4924

  Garnier, J ^a   Videau, L ^b  

^a CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^b Ctr d'Etud Scientifiques T   (France)

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EID: 3342989345     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1405127     Document Type: Article

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