Advances in mechanism research of femtosecond laser filamentation induced hydrometeors formation

Zeng Qingwei; Gao Taichang; Liu Lei; Liu Xichuan; Hu Shuai; Zhang Kejin; Chen Ming

doi:10.3788/irla201948.0406002

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