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Plasma shielding during the laser ablation process of YBCO high-Tc superconductor is demonstrated by observing the transmissivity of a probe beam. A plasma electron density of 1.2×1022 cm-3 at the end of the laser pulse is estimated.
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Received: 7 February 2000 / Accepted: 20 April 2000 / Published online: 2 August 2000
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Efthimiopoulos, T., Dogas, D., Palli, I. et al. Plasma shielding of a XeCl-laser-irradiated YBCO target . Appl Phys A 71, 325–329 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390000536
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390000536