Transient Filamentation of a Laser Beam in a Thermal Force Dominated Plasma
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A. K. Lal,1 K. A. Marsh,1 C. E. Clayton,1 C. Joshi,1 C. J. McKinstrie,2 J. S. Li,2 and T. W. Johnston3 1Electrical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 250 East River Rd.Rochester, New York 14623 3Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique Energie, Quebec, Canada (Received 13 August 1996)
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