Due to the rapid progress in laser technology a wealth of novel fundamental and applied applications of lasers in atomic and plasma physics have become possible. This book focuses on the interaction of high intensity lasers with matter. It reviews the state of the art of high power laser sources, intensity laser-atom and laser-plasma interactions, laser matter interaction at relativistic intensities, and QED with intense lasers. First and only comprehensive book of intense laser physics and applications Covers a broad range of applications: AMO, plasma physics, condensed matter physics, ultrashort spectroscopy, highenergy and nuclear physics Chapters give a broad introduction for the non-expert readership and leads the reader to the most topical developments Extensivereferences for further reading INDICE: From the contents art I: High intensity laser sources: High-energypulse compression techniques.- Part II: Laser matter interaction – nonrelativistic: Numerical methods in strong field physics.- Part III: Laser driven x-ray sources: Macroscopic effects in high harmonic generation.- Part IV: Laser matter interaction – relativistic: Relativistic laser plasma physics.- Part V: Intense field physics with heavy ions: Ion generated attosecond pulses.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-40077-8
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 800
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés