Generation of highly ionized cadmium plasma columns for a discharge-pumped Nickel-like Cd laser M. Frati, F.G. Tomasel, B. Bowers, J.J. Gonzalez, V.N. Shlyaptsev and J.J. Rocca J. Phys. IV France, 11 PR2 (2001) Pr2-571-Pr2-574 DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20012113