Ebook: Laser Ablation and its Applications

Laser ablation describes the interaction of intense optical fields with matter, in which atoms are selectively driven off by thermal or nonthermal mechanisms. The field of laser ablation physics is advancing so rapidly that its principal results are seen only in specialized journals and conferences. This is the first book that combines the most recent results in this rapidly advancing field with authoritative treatment of laser ablation and its applications, including the physics of high-power laser-matter interaction. Many practical applications exist, ranging from inertial confinement fusion to propulsion of aerostats for pollution monitoring to laser ignition of hypersonic engines to laser cleaning nanoscale contaminants in high-volume computer hard drive manufacture to direct observation of the electronic or dissociative states in atoms and molecules, to studying the properties of materials during 200kbar shocks developed in 200fs.

Selecting topics which are representative of such a broad field is difficult. Laser Ablation and its Applications emphasizes the wide range of these topics rather than - as is so often the case in advanced science – focusing on one specialty or discipline. The book is divided into four sections: theory and modeling, ultrafast interactions, material processing and laser-matter interaction in novel regimes. The latter range from MALDI to ICF, SNOM’s and femtosecond nanosurgery to laser space propulsion.

The book arose from the SPIE series of High Power Laser Ablation Symposia which began in 1998. It is intended for a graduate course in laser interactions with plasmas and materials, but it should be accessible to anyone with a graduate degree in physics or engineering. It is also intended as a major reference work to familiarize scientists just entering the field with laser ablation and its applications.

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Laser ablation describes the interaction of intense optical fields with matter, in which atoms are selectively driven off by thermal or nonthermal mechanisms.  The field of laser ablation physics is advancing so rapidly that its principal results are seen only in specialized journals and conferences. This is the first book that combines the most recent results in this rapidly advancing field with authoritative treatment of laser ablation and its applications, including the physics of high-power laser-matter interaction. Many practical applications exist, ranging from inertial confinement fusion to propulsion of aerostats for pollution monitoring to laser ignition of hypersonic engines to laser cleaning nanoscale contaminants in high-volume computer hard drive manufacture to direct observation of the electronic or dissociative states in atoms and molecules, to studying the properties of materials during 200kbar shocks developed in 200fs.

Selecting topics which are representative of such a broad field is difficult. Laser Ablation and its Applications emphasizes the wide range of these topics rather than - as is so often the case in advanced science – focusing on one specialty or discipline.  The book is divided into four sections: theory and modeling, ultrafast interactions, material processing and laser-matter interaction in novel regimes. The latter range from MALDI to ICF, SNOM’s and femtosecond nanosurgery to laser space propulsion.

The book arose from the SPIE series of High Power Laser Ablation Symposia which began in 1998. It is intended for a graduate course in laser interactions with plasmas and materials, but it should be accessible to anyone with a graduate degree in physics or engineering. It is also intended as a major reference work to familiarize scientists just entering the field with laser ablation and its applications.

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Laser ablation describes the interaction of intense optical fields with matter, in which atoms are selectively driven off by thermal or nonthermal mechanisms.  The field of laser ablation physics is advancing so rapidly that its principal results are seen only in specialized journals and conferences. This is the first book that combines the most recent results in this rapidly advancing field with authoritative treatment of laser ablation and its applications, including the physics of high-power laser-matter interaction. Many practical applications exist, ranging from inertial confinement fusion to propulsion of aerostats for pollution monitoring to laser ignition of hypersonic engines to laser cleaning nanoscale contaminants in high-volume computer hard drive manufacture to direct observation of the electronic or dissociative states in atoms and molecules, to studying the properties of materials during 200kbar shocks developed in 200fs.

Selecting topics which are representative of such a broad field is difficult. Laser Ablation and its Applications emphasizes the wide range of these topics rather than - as is so often the case in advanced science – focusing on one specialty or discipline.  The book is divided into four sections: theory and modeling, ultrafast interactions, material processing and laser-matter interaction in novel regimes. The latter range from MALDI to ICF, SNOM’s and femtosecond nanosurgery to laser space propulsion.

The book arose from the SPIE series of High Power Laser Ablation Symposia which began in 1998. It is intended for a graduate course in laser interactions with plasmas and materials, but it should be accessible to anyone with a graduate degree in physics or engineering. It is also intended as a major reference work to familiarize scientists just entering the field with laser ablation and its applications.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Numerical Simulation of the Expansion into Vacuum of a Crystal Heated by an Ultrashort Laser Pulse....Pages 1-16
Fast Electronic Transport and Coulomb Explosion in Materials Irradiated with Ultrashort Laser Pulses....Pages 17-36
New Methods for Laser Cleaning of Nanoparticles....Pages 37-66
Plume Dynamics....Pages 67-95
New Aspects of Laser-Induced Ionization of Wide Band-Gap Solids....Pages 97-119
Three Dimensional Material Processing with Femtosecond Lasers....Pages 121-157
Ultrafast Optical Measurements of Shocked Materials....Pages 159-184
Time and Space-Resolved Spectroscopy....Pages 185-213
Physical Chemistry of Ultrafast Laser Interactions with Solids....Pages 215-229
Femtosecond Plasma-Mediated Nanosurgery of Cells and Tissues....Pages 231-280
Designed Polymers for Ablation....Pages 281-297
Fabrication of Waveguides by Laser Deposition....Pages 299-313
Pulsed Laser Deposition for Functional Optical Films....Pages 315-338
Laser Forward Transfer of Electronic and Power Generating Materials....Pages 339-373
Development of Inertial Fusion Energy by Lasers....Pages 375-406
Laser Space Propulsion....Pages 407-434
Laser Propulsion Thrusters for Space Transportation....Pages 435-454
Laser Propulsion....Pages 455-471
Nano-Structuring Using Pulsed Laser Radiation....Pages 473-504
Soft Laser Desorption Ionization — Maldi, Dios and Nanostructures....Pages 505-528
Materials Modification with Intense Extreme Ultraviolet Pulses from a Compact Laser....Pages 529-548
Laser Restoration of Painted Artworks....Pages 549-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-588

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Laser ablation describes the interaction of intense optical fields with matter, in which atoms are selectively driven off by thermal or nonthermal mechanisms.  The field of laser ablation physics is advancing so rapidly that its principal results are seen only in specialized journals and conferences. This is the first book that combines the most recent results in this rapidly advancing field with authoritative treatment of laser ablation and its applications, including the physics of high-power laser-matter interaction. Many practical applications exist, ranging from inertial confinement fusion to propulsion of aerostats for pollution monitoring to laser ignition of hypersonic engines to laser cleaning nanoscale contaminants in high-volume computer hard drive manufacture to direct observation of the electronic or dissociative states in atoms and molecules, to studying the properties of materials during 200kbar shocks developed in 200fs.

Selecting topics which are representative of such a broad field is difficult. Laser Ablation and its Applications emphasizes the wide range of these topics rather than - as is so often the case in advanced science – focusing on one specialty or discipline.  The book is divided into four sections: theory and modeling, ultrafast interactions, material processing and laser-matter interaction in novel regimes. The latter range from MALDI to ICF, SNOM’s and femtosecond nanosurgery to laser space propulsion.

The book arose from the SPIE series of High Power Laser Ablation Symposia which began in 1998. It is intended for a graduate course in laser interactions with plasmas and materials, but it should be accessible to anyone with a graduate degree in physics or engineering. It is also intended as a major reference work to familiarize scientists just entering the field with laser ablation and its applications.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Numerical Simulation of the Expansion into Vacuum of a Crystal Heated by an Ultrashort Laser Pulse....Pages 1-16
Fast Electronic Transport and Coulomb Explosion in Materials Irradiated with Ultrashort Laser Pulses....Pages 17-36
New Methods for Laser Cleaning of Nanoparticles....Pages 37-66
Plume Dynamics....Pages 67-95
New Aspects of Laser-Induced Ionization of Wide Band-Gap Solids....Pages 97-119
Three Dimensional Material Processing with Femtosecond Lasers....Pages 121-157
Ultrafast Optical Measurements of Shocked Materials....Pages 159-184
Time and Space-Resolved Spectroscopy....Pages 185-213
Physical Chemistry of Ultrafast Laser Interactions with Solids....Pages 215-229
Femtosecond Plasma-Mediated Nanosurgery of Cells and Tissues....Pages 231-280
Designed Polymers for Ablation....Pages 281-297
Fabrication of Waveguides by Laser Deposition....Pages 299-313
Pulsed Laser Deposition for Functional Optical Films....Pages 315-338
Laser Forward Transfer of Electronic and Power Generating Materials....Pages 339-373
Development of Inertial Fusion Energy by Lasers....Pages 375-406
Laser Space Propulsion....Pages 407-434
Laser Propulsion Thrusters for Space Transportation....Pages 435-454
Laser Propulsion....Pages 455-471
Nano-Structuring Using Pulsed Laser Radiation....Pages 473-504
Soft Laser Desorption Ionization — Maldi, Dios and Nanostructures....Pages 505-528
Materials Modification with Intense Extreme Ultraviolet Pulses from a Compact Laser....Pages 529-548
Laser Restoration of Painted Artworks....Pages 549-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-588
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