Size-selection initiation model extended to include shape and random factors 59910X

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5991, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Trenholme, John B ^a   Feit, Michael D ^a   Rubenchik, Alexander M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage initiation; Laser damage; Precursor; Size selection model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

DAMAGE INITIATION; PRECURSOR; PULSE DURATION; SIZE SELECTION MODEL;

LASER DAMAGE;

EID: 33644590676     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.638834     Document Type: Conference Paper

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