Stable self-channeling of intense ultraviolet pulses in underdense plasma, producing channels exceeding 100 Rayleigh lengths

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1994, Pages 1941-1947

  Borisov, A B ^a   Shi, X ^a   Karpov, V B ^b   Korobkin, V V ^b   Solem, J C ^c   Shiryaev, O B ^a   Mc Pherson, A ^a   Boyer, K ^a   Rhodes, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84975652756     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.11.001941     Document Type: Article

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