Laser ablation in air: Nature of current pulses

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Paris, P ^a   Aints, M ^a   Laan, M ^a   Plank, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIZING RADIATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER PULSES; PHOTOIONIZATION;

CURRENT PULSES; LASER FLUENCE; PLASMA PLUMES;

AIR;

EID: 42549162873     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/5/055201     Document Type: Article

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