Theory of mesospheric sodium fluorescence excited by pulse trains

Applied Optics

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 785-800

  Milonni, P W ^a   Thode, L E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84975648455     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.31.000785     Document Type: Article

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