Measurement of ground state copper density using hook spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1041, Issue , 1989, Pages 11-18

  Molander, William A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOM LASERS; BANDWIDTH; COPPER; DEPOSITION; DYE LASERS; GAS LASERS; GROUND STATE; HEAT CONDUCTION; NEODYMIUM ALLOYS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

BROAD BANDWIDTHS; COPPER RESONANCE; FUNCTION OF TIME; GAS TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS; HEAT CONDUCTION MODELS; POWER DEPOSITION; RADIAL RESOLUTION; TIME RESOLUTION;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84934533912     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.951222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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