Search for stable propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in gas

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 513-521

  Giulietti, A ^a   Galimberti, M ^a   Gamucci, A ^a   Giulietti, D ^a,c   Gizzi, L A ^a   Koester, P ^a   Labate, L ^a   Tomassini, P ^a   Ceccotti, T ^b   D'oliveira, P ^b   Auguste, T ^b   Monot, P ^b   Martin, P ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b DIF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser plasma; Laser pulse propagation; Ultra intense laser

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

HOLLOW PLASMA CHANNELS; LASER PLASMA; LASER PULSE PROPAGATION; ULTRA INTENSE LASER;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 34548381008     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034607000079     Document Type: Article

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