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- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany
- Reports on the generation of a microscopic mirror structure accelerated to close to the speed of light
- Covers experimental and theoretical aspects in an illustrative manner
- Includes a comprehensive experimental study on laser-driven electron acceleration from nano-scale freestanding foils
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Book Title: Relativistic Electron Mirrors
Book Subtitle: from High Intensity Laser–Nanofoil Interactions
Authors: Daniel Kiefer
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07752-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-07751-2Published: 13 August 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38391-0Published: 13 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-07752-9Published: 25 July 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 117
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 59 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plasma Physics, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Nanoscale Science and Technology