Dynamics of laser-ablated carbon plasma: Formation of C2 and CN

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 31, 2008, Pages

  Kushwaha, Archana ^a   Thareja, R K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONAL PLASMAS; DYNAMICS; NITROGEN; THERMAL PLUMES;

AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; CARBON PLASMAS; DRAG MODEL; EXPANSION DYNAMICS; NITROGEN GAS; PLUME DYNAMICS; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; TIME RESOLVED IMAGING;

NITROGEN PLASMA;

EID: 60649109817     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.000G65     Document Type: Article

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