Ebook: Laser Physics at Relativistic Intensities
- Genre: Physics // Optics
- Tags: Laser Technology Photonics, Quantum Optics, Atomic Molecular Optical and Plasma Physics
- Series: Springer Series on Atomic Optical and Plasma Physics 34
- Year: 2003
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book addresses the nonlinear interactions of ultra-high-intensity electromagnetic radiation with matter. It describes fundamentally new regimes of laser pulse propagation, including relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling and instabilities of electromagnetic radiation in plasmas (Raman scattering by plasmons, harmonic excitation, collective Compton effect). The analysis makes use of fully nonlinear models, analytical techniques and extensive simulations, whereby both qualitative and quantitative interpretations are included. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to laser physics at relativistic intensities that will be valuable to both researchers and graduate students.
This book addresses the nonlinear interactions of ultra-high-intensity electromagnetic radiation with matter. It describes fundamentally new regimes of laser pulse propagation, including relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling and instabilities of electromagnetic radiation in plasmas (Raman scattering by plasmons, harmonic excitation, collective Compton effect). The analysis makes use of fully nonlinear models, analytical techniques and extensive simulations, whereby both qualitative and quantitative interpretations are included. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to laser physics at relativistic intensities that will be valuable to both researchers and graduate students.
This book addresses the nonlinear interactions of ultra-high-intensity electromagnetic radiation with matter. It describes fundamentally new regimes of laser pulse propagation, including relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling and instabilities of electromagnetic radiation in plasmas (Raman scattering by plasmons, harmonic excitation, collective Compton effect). The analysis makes use of fully nonlinear models, analytical techniques and extensive simulations, whereby both qualitative and quantitative interpretations are included. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to laser physics at relativistic intensities that will be valuable to both researchers and graduate students.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Fundamentals of Cold Plasma Electrodynamics....Pages 13-25
Relativistically Intense Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas....Pages 27-37
Instabilities of Circularly Polarized Plane Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas....Pages 39-54
Instabilities of Linearly Polarized Plane Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas....Pages 55-71
Models of Nonlinear Propagation of Relativistically Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas....Pages 73-90
Intense Laser Pulse Solitons in Plasmas....Pages 91-96
Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling of Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas....Pages 97-133
Dynamics of Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling in Time and 2D Space....Pages 135-147
Propagation of Laser Radiation in Multiple-Stage Ionized Matter....Pages 149-164
Experiments on Laser—Matter Interaction in the Relativistic Regime....Pages 165-200
Back Matter....Pages 201-219
This book addresses the nonlinear interactions of ultra-high-intensity electromagnetic radiation with matter. It describes fundamentally new regimes of laser pulse propagation, including relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling and instabilities of electromagnetic radiation in plasmas (Raman scattering by plasmons, harmonic excitation, collective Compton effect). The analysis makes use of fully nonlinear models, analytical techniques and extensive simulations, whereby both qualitative and quantitative interpretations are included. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to laser physics at relativistic intensities that will be valuable to both researchers and graduate students.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Fundamentals of Cold Plasma Electrodynamics....Pages 13-25
Relativistically Intense Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas....Pages 27-37
Instabilities of Circularly Polarized Plane Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas....Pages 39-54
Instabilities of Linearly Polarized Plane Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas....Pages 55-71
Models of Nonlinear Propagation of Relativistically Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas....Pages 73-90
Intense Laser Pulse Solitons in Plasmas....Pages 91-96
Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling of Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas....Pages 97-133
Dynamics of Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling in Time and 2D Space....Pages 135-147
Propagation of Laser Radiation in Multiple-Stage Ionized Matter....Pages 149-164
Experiments on Laser—Matter Interaction in the Relativistic Regime....Pages 165-200
Back Matter....Pages 201-219
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