Reflectivity enhancement in titanium by ultrafast XUV irradiation

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Bencivenga, F ^a   Principi, E ^a   Giangrisostomi, E ^a,b   Cucini, R ^a   Battistoni, A ^a,b   D'Amico, F ^a   Di Cicco, A ^c   Di Fonzo, S ^a   Filipponi, A ^d   Gessini, A ^a   Gunnella, R ^c   Marsi, M ^e   Properzi, L ^c   Saito, M ^a   Masciovecchio, C ^a  

^a SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

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EID: 84901002887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04952     Document Type: Article

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