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Glass for high-peak power high-energy generators and radiation amplifiers

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The quality-related factors of neodymium- and copper-containing phosphate glass for big disc and high-aperture rod active elements of high-peak power high-energy radiation amplifiers and generators have been considered. The functionally important parameters of the mentioned glass are given.

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Original Russian Text © V.I. Arbuzov, M.V. Voroshilova, G.V. Evteev, S.I. Nikitina, Yu.K. Fedorov, 2015, published in Fizika i Khimiya Stekla.

The work is published based on the materials of the Conference on “Glass: Science and Practice” held on November 6–8, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Arbuzov, V.I., Voroshilova, M.V., Evteev, G.V. et al. Glass for high-peak power high-energy generators and radiation amplifiers. Glass Phys Chem 41, 9–13 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1087659615010034

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