Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9870325(2022)

Bessel Terahertz Pulses from Superluminal Laser Plasma Filaments

Zhelin Zhang1...2,3, Jiayang Zhang2,3, Yanping Chen2,3,*, Tianhao Xia2,3, Linzheng Wang2,3, Bonan Han2,3, Feng He2,3, Zhengming Sheng1,2,3,4, and Jie Zhang1,23 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Tsung-Dao lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 4Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK
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    Zhelin Zhang, Jiayang Zhang, Yanping Chen, Tianhao Xia, Linzheng Wang, Bonan Han, Feng He, Zhengming Sheng, Jie Zhang. Bessel Terahertz Pulses from Superluminal Laser Plasma Filaments[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2022, 2(1): 9870325

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Dec. 14, 2021

    Accepted: Feb. 4, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Yanping (yanping.chen@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.34133/2022/9870325

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