High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 3, 031004(2023)

Thermal effect study of composite configuration grazing-incidence slab amplifier

Wanyi Wang, Fangjun Chen, Pihua Gong, Quanneng Jia, Yinghua Zhang, Yijing Zhang, Jie Wang, and Zijun Zhao
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  • Southwest Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu 610041, China
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    Wanyi Wang, Fangjun Chen, Pihua Gong, Quanneng Jia, Yinghua Zhang, Yijing Zhang, Jie Wang, Zijun Zhao. Thermal effect study of composite configuration grazing-incidence slab amplifier[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(3): 031004

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    Category: High Power Laser Physics and Technology

    Received: Dec. 15, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 9, 2023

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    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220293

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