Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

1. Front Matter

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2. Laser Fusion

   1. U.S. Inertial Confinement Fusion Program Experiments: Results & Implications

      • G. J. D’Alessio

      Pages 1-10

   2. Status of Inertial Confinement Fusion Research at Los Alamos National Laboratory

      • D. C. Cartwright, J. F. Figueira, T. E. McDonald, D. B. Harris, A. A. Hauer

      Pages 11-23

   3. High Density Compression of Hollow-Shell Target by Gekko XII and Laser Fusion Research at Ile, Osaka University

      • S. Nakai, K. Mima, M. Yamanaka, H. Azechi, N. Miyanaga, A. Nishiguchi et al.

      Pages 25-67

   4. Status of Experimental Investigations of ICF and X-Ray Lasers in SINPC

      • H. S. Peng, H. Z. Shen, Z. J. Zheng, Y. Cun, D. Y. Tang, J. G. Yang

      Pages 69-81

   5. Investigations into X-Ray Damage to the First Wall of the Inertial Confinement Fusion Laboratory Microfusion Facility

      • Robert R. Peterson

      Pages 83-94

   6. Leading Role of Laser Fusion and Its Advances by Volume Ignition and by Pulsationfree Direct Drive

      • Heinrich Hora, Lorenzo Cicchitelli, Gu Min, George H. Miley, Gregory Kasotakis, Robert J. Stening

      Pages 95-123

   7. Laser Induced Transitions in Muon Catalyzed Fusion

      • S. Eliezer, Z. Henis

      Pages 125-135

3. Laser Development

   1. Light Ion Beam Drivers for Inertial Confinement Fusion

      • Juan J. Ramirez

      Pages 137-148

   2. Development of High Power KrF Laser for ICF Laser Driver and Laser Interaction Experiments

      • H. Yoneda, H. Nishioka, A. Sasaki, K. Ueda, T. Takuma

      Pages 149-160

   3. The Gamma-Ray Laser — Status and Issues in 1989

      • C. B. Collins, J. J. Carroll, M. J. Byrd, K. N. Taylor, T. W. Sinor, F. Davanloo et al.

      Pages 161-170

   4. Modelling of Intense Line Radiation from Laser-Produced Plasmas

      • Yim T. Lee, M. Gee

      Pages 171-184

   5. Observation of Gain on XUV Transitions in Ne-Like and Li-Like Ions

      • T. Boehly, D. McCoy, M. Russotto, J. Wang, B. Yaakobi

      Pages 185-196

   6. Nuclear-Driven Solid-State Lasers for Inertial Confinement Fusion

      • Mark A. Prelas, Frederick P. Boody

      Pages 197-210

   7. Lasing Without Inversion

      • Heidi Fearn, Marlan O. Scully

      Pages 211-219

4. Laser-Plasma Instabilities

   1. Ion Acoustic Parametric Decay Instabilities in Laser-Plasma Interactions

      • K. Mizuno, W. Seka, R. Bahr, R. P. Drake, P. E. Young, J. S. De Groot et al.

      Pages 221-231

   2. Spectral and Temporal Properties of 1ωo, 2ωo and 3/2ωo Emission from Laser-Produced Plasmas

      • R. Dragila, B. Luther-Davies, R. A. Maddever

      Pages 233-244

   3. A survey of Raman spectra from laser-produced plasmas

      • R. Paul Drake, R. E. Turner

      Pages 245-259

   4. Experimental Study of Beam-Plasma Instabilities in Long Scalelength Laser Produced Plasmas

      • A. Giulietti, S. Coe, T. Afshar-rad, M. Desselberger, O. Willi, C. Danson et al.

      Pages 261-272

   5. Analysis of 2ω and 3ω/2 Spectra from Plasmas Produced by Irradiation of Thin Foil Targets

      • A. Giulietti, D. Batani, V. Biancalana, D. Giulietti, L. Gizzi, L. Nocera et al.

      Pages 273-285

The 9th International Workshop on "Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena" was held November 6-10, 1989, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Cal ifornia. Starting in 1969, thi s represents a continuation of the longest series of meetings in this field in the United States. It is, in fact, the longest series anywhere with published Proceedings that document the advances and the growth of this dynamic field of physics and technology. Following the discovery of the laser in 1960, the study of processes involved in laser beam interactions with materials opened a basically new dimension of physics. The energy densities and intensities generated are many orders of magnitude beyond those previously observed in laboratories. Simultaneously, the temporal dynamics of this interaction covers a broad range, only recently reaching ultra short times, of the order of a few femtoseconds. Applications of this technology are of interest for many types of material treatments. Further, from the very beginning, a key ambitious goal has been to produce fusion energy by intense laser irradiation of a target containi ng appropriate fusion fuels. The vari ous phenomena discovered during the ensuing research on laser-fusion are, indeed, much more complex than originally expected. However, in view of recent advances in physics understanding, a route to successful laser fusion can be seen. The development of fusion energy received a very strong stimulation since the last workshop due to the now partially publicized results of underground nuclear explosions.

• Plasma
• development
• dynamics
• laser
• material

• CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

  Heinrich Hora

• Fusion Studies Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

  George H. Miley

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