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Electrical conductivity of long plasma channels in air generated by self-guided femtosecond laser pulses

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>1012 cm-3) in the filaments, which plays a crucial role in the interplay of diffraction and self-focussing, leading to the formation of long stable channels. These filaments may have applications for laser-triggered lightning.

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  1. Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany, , , , , , DE

    H. Schillinger & R. Sauerbrey

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Received: 12 February 1999

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Schillinger, H., Sauerbrey, R. Electrical conductivity of long plasma channels in air generated by self-guided femtosecond laser pulses . Appl Phys B 68, 753–756 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400050699

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