The critical laser intensity of self-guided light filaments in air |
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Authors: | J Kasparian R Sauerbrey SL Chin |
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Institution: | “Teramobile” project, Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich Schiller Universit?t Jena, Max Wien Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany (Fax: +49-3641/947-202, E-mail: kasparian@qe.physik.uni-jena.de), DE Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL) and Département de Physique, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, G1K 7P4 Canada, CA
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Abstract: | The critical intensity inside plasma filaments generated in air by high-power, ultra-short laser pulses is estimated analytically
and compared to recent experimental data. The result, Icrit≈4×1013 W/cm2, is highly relevant for atmospheric applications.
Received 18 August 2000 / Published online: 8 November 2000 |
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Keywords: | PACS: 42 50 H 42 68 42 65 R |
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