Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9853053(2022)
Anti-Correlated Plasma and THz Pulse Generation during Two-Color Laser Filamentation in Air
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Zhiqiang Yu, Lu Sun, Nan Zhang, Jianxin Wang, Pengfei Qi, Lanjun Guo, Quan Sun, Weiwei Liu, Hiroaki Misawa. Anti-Correlated Plasma and THz Pulse Generation during Two-Color Laser Filamentation in Air[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2022, 2(1): 9853053
Category: Research Articles
Received: Apr. 15, 2022
Accepted: Jul. 24, 2022
Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023
The Author Email: Quan Sun (sunquan@ydioe.pku.edu.cn), Weiwei Liu (liuweiwei@nankai.edu.cn)