Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, Volume. 23, Issue 3, 282(2006)

Propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in air

Jie ZHANG1,*... Zuo-qiang HAO1, Xiao-hui YUAN1,2, Zhi-yuan ZHENG1, Zhe ZHANG1, Jin YU3, Xin LU1, Ting-ting XI1, Zhao-hua WANG1, Jia-yong ZHONG1,4, Zhan JIN1, Yun-quan LIU1, Wei-jun LING1, Wei ZHAO2 and Zhi-yi WEI1 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 3Laboratoire de Spectrométrie Ionique et Moléculaire,UMR CNRS 5579,Université Claude Bernard-Lyon 1,43,Bd.du 11 Novembre 1918,F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex,France
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    ZHANG Jie, HAO Zuo-qiang, YUAN Xiao-hui, ZHENG Zhi-yuan, ZHANG Zhe, YU Jin, LU Xin, XI Ting-ting, WANG Zhao-hua, ZHONG Jia-yong, JIN Zhan, LIU Yun-quan, LING Wei-jun, ZHAO Wei, WEI Zhi-yi. Propagation of intense femtosecond laser pulses in air[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2006, 23(3): 282

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    Received: Jan. 12, 2006

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    Published Online: Jun. 7, 2010

    The Author Email: Jie ZHANG (jzhang@aphy.iphy.ac.cn)

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