Spatial extension of the electromagnetic field from tightly focused ultra-short laser pulses
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Laser and Particle Beams
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0263-0346,1469-803X
DOI: 10.1017/s0263034613000906