Abstract
A Q-switched mode-locked Nd:YAG laser is utilized to explore air breakdown threshold in a statistical approach to be 0.64 TW/cm2. The temporal dynamics of induced plasma shows a sub-nanosecond delay to the incident Q-switched pulse.
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