Terahertz emission from ultrafast ionizing air in symmetry-broken laser fields

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4577-4584

  Kim, K Y ^a   Glownia, J H ^a   Taylor, A J ^a   Rodriguez, G ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IONIZATION; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOCURRENTS; SCALABILITY;

LASER FIELD; OPTICAL PUMP ENERGY; TERAHERTZ EMISSION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 34247267199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.004577     Document Type: Article

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