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Generation of shock waves in dense plasmas by high-intensity laser pulses

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|Jun 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2015-0056 | Journal eISSN: 1508-5791 | Journal ISSN: 0029-5922
Language: English
Page range: 193 - 198
Submitted on: Jun 16, 2014
Accepted on: Oct 31, 2014
Published on: Jun 22, 2015
Published by: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2015 John Pasley, I. A. Bush, Alexander P. L. Robinson, P. P. Rajeev, S. Mondal, A. D. Lad, S. Ahmed, V. Narayanan, G. Ravindra Kumar, Robert J. Kingham, published by Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
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