Triggering, guiding and deviation of long air spark discharges with femtosecond laser filament
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B. Forestier, A. Houard, I. Revel, M. Durand, Y.B. André, B. Prade, A. Jarnac, J. Carbonnel, M. Le Nevé, J.C. de Miscault, B. Esmiller, D. Chapuis, and A. Mysyrowicz 1 Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, Palaiseau, 91761, France 2 EADS France, Innovation Works, France 3 CILAS, Laser sources development and Industrialization, Orléans, France 4 ASTRIUM, Space Transportation, Les Mureaux, France
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