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Design of a 10 Hz Femto-Petawatt Laser Pumped by the Mercury Laser Facility

Bayramian et al., 2008

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3153635888874888611
Author
Bayramian A
Armstrong J
Beer G
Campbell R
Cross R
Erlandson A
Freitas B
Kent R
Menapace J
Molander W
Schaffers K
Siders C
Sutton S
Tassano J
Telford S
Wolfe J
Ebbers C
Caird J
Barty C
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Advanced Solid-State Photonics

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Design of a 10 Hz Femto-Petawatt Laser Pumped by the Mercury Laser Facility Page 1 Design of a 10 Hz Femto-Petawatt Laser Pumped by the Mercury Laser Facility AJ Bayramian, JP Armstrong, GK Beer, RW Campbell, RR Cross, AC Erlandson, BL Freitas, RA Kent, JA …
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