High-resolution ionization of ultracold neutral plasmas

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  McQuillen, P ^a   Castro, J ^a   Killian, T C ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE EFFECTS; DENSITY PROFILE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHER RESOLUTION; INITIAL DENSITY; LASER INTENSITIES; PLASMA PHENOMENA; SHORTER WAVELENGTH; SPATIAL MODULATIONS; STREAMING PLASMA; ULTRACOLD NEUTRAL PLASMAS;

ACOUSTICS; IONIZATION; PLASMAS;

PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

EID: 80052925466     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/44/18/184013     Document Type: Article

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