Laser amplification by electric pulse power

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 525-533

  Winterberg, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary metallic liner; Far ultraviolet domain; Imploding; Pinch effect; Pulsed laser beam; Soft X ray domain

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LOSSES; CAPILLARY METALLIC LINERS; FAR ULTRAVIOLET DOMAIN; IMPLODING; SOFT X-RAY DOMAIN;

AMPLIFICATION; LASER BEAMS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; X RAYS;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947370434     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034606060708     Document Type: Article

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