Development of a low current discharge-driven soft x-ray laser

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 4787-4792

  Tan, C A ^a   Kwek, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CAPILLARITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL GAIN; X RAY LASERS;

GAIN COEFFICIENT; LASER PULSE DURATION;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 34547743167     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/16/008     Document Type: Article

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