Ion dynamics and coherent structure formation following laser pulse self-channeling

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 49, Issue 12 B, 2007, Pages

  Macchi, Andrea ^a,b   Bigongiari, Alessandra ^b   Ceccherini, Francesco ^b   Cornolti, Fulvio ^b   Liseikina, Tatiana V ^b   Borghesi, Marco ^c   Kar, Satyabrata ^c   Romagnani, Lorenzo ^c  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

COHERENT STRUCTURE; ION DYNAMICS; SELF-CHANNELING;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 36348932074     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/49/12B/S05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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