Influence of spatial focusing on the characteristics of the filamentation of femtosecond laser radiation in the air

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 270-277

  Geints, Yu E ^a   Zemlyanov, A A ^a  

^a V E ZUEV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84878232552     PISSN: 10248560     EISSN: 20700393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1024856010040056     Document Type: Article

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