High-Power Laser-Plasma Interaction
Published on 15. April 2019
978-1-108-61822-9 (ISBN)
Description
The field of high-power laser-plasma interaction has grown in the last few decades, with applications ranging from laser-driven fusion and laser acceleration of charged particles to laser ablation of materials. This comprehensive text covers fundamental concepts including electromagnetics and electrostatic waves, parameter instabilities, laser driven fusion,charged particle acceleration and gamma rays. Two important techniques of laser proton interactions including target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) and radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) are discussed in detail, along with their applications in the field of medicine. An analytical framework is developed for laser beat-wave and wakefield excitation of plasma waves and subsequent acceleration of electrons. The book covers parametric oscillator model and studies the coupling of laser light with collective modes.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Worked examples or Exercises
File size
4,03 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-61822-9 (9781108618229)
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C. S. Liu | V. K. Tripathi | Bengt Eliasson
High-Power Laser-Plasma Interaction
Book
05/2019
Cambridge University Press
€88.50
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Content
Preface; Acknowledgement; Dedication; 1. Introduction; 2. Linear waves; 3. Resonance absorption and Brunel absorption; 4. Plasmonics: surface plasma wave and its coupling to laser; 5. Motion in large amplitude EM wave: ponderomotive force and self-generated magnetic field; 6. Laser electron acceleration; 7. Laser acceleration of ions; 8. Coherent radiation generation; 9. Self -focusing and filamentation; 10. Parametric instabilities in homogeneous plasma; 11. Parametric instabilities in inhomogeneous plasma; 12. Nonlinear Schrodinger equation; 13. Vlasov and particle in cell simulations; 14. Quantum electrodynamic effects in plasma; Reference; Index.
