Interaction of dielectrics with femtosecond laser pulses: Application of kinetic approach and multiple rate equation

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Rethfeld, B ^a   Brenk, O ^a   Medvedev, N ^a   Krutsch, H ^b   Hoffmann, D H H ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN COLLISION INTEGRAL; DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWNS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY; ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; EXCITED ELECTRONS; FEMTOSECOND LASER PULSE; FREE ELECTRON; FREE-ELECTRON DENSITY; HIGH INTENSITY LASER PULSE; IRRADIATED DIELECTRIC; KINETIC APPROACH; OPTICAL PARAMETER; RATE EQUATIONS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRONS; ION BEAMS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 78049340519     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-010-5780-3     Document Type: Article

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