Numerical modeling of the electrical breakdown and discharge properties of laser-generated plasma channels

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Petrova, Tz B ^a   Ladouceur, H D ^a   Baronavski, A P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMAS;

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWNS; FIELD STRENGTHS; NATURAL ATMOSPHERIC AIR;

LASERS;

EID: 37749028115     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.066405     Document Type: Article

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