Laser performance upgrade for precise ICF experiment in SG-Ⅲ laser facility

Wanguo Zheng; Xiaofeng Wei; Qihua Zhu; Feng Jing; Dongxia Hu; Xiaodong Yuan; Wanjun Dai; Wei Zhou; Fang Wang; Dangpeng Xu; Xudong Xie; Bin Feng; Zhitao Peng; Liangfu Guo; Yuanbin Chen; Xiongjun Zhang; Lanqin Liu; Donghui Lin; Zhao Dang; Yong Xiang; Rui Zhang; Fang Wang; Huaiting Jia; Xuewei Deng

doi:10.1016/j.mre.2017.07.004

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