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Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

Proceedings of the First Workshop, held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, East Windsor Hill, Connecticut, June 9–13, 1969

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1971

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  1. Helmut J. Schwarz

    1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

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  2. Heinrich Hora

    1. Institut für Plasmaphysik (Max Planck Society), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Garching, Germany

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Table of contents (21 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introductory Presentations

    1. Introductory Comments to Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

      • Paul Harteck
      Pages 1-10

    2. Picosecond Laser Pulses

      • A. J. DeMaria, William H. Glenn Jr., Michael J. Brienza, Michael E. Mack
      Pages 11-70

  3. Interaction at Lower Laser Energies

    1. Thin Films of Metals and Inorganic Compounds Vacuum Deposited by High Energy Laser

      • Helmut Schwarz
      Pages 71-83

    2. Mass Spectrometric Studies of the Interaction of Laser Beams with Solids

      • Richard E. Honig
      Pages 85-108

    3. Scattering of Laser Radiation

      • Samuel C. Wait Jr.
      Pages 109-129

    4. Laser Triggered Switching

      • Arthur H. Guenther, Jerry R. Bettis
      Pages 131-172

  4. Experiments with Laser Produced Plasmas

    1. Energetic Ions Produced by Laser Pulse

      • William I. Linlor
      Pages 173-206

    2. Linear and Nonlinear Laser Induced Emission of Ions from Solid Targets with and without Magnetic Field

      • Helmut Schwarz
      Pages 207-222

    3. Thin Film of Solid Hydrogen

      • S. Witkowski
      Pages 223-234

    4. Kinetic and Ionization Phenomena in Laser Produced Plasmas

      • G. V. Sklizkov
      Pages 235-257

    5. Free Targets

      • S. Witkowski
      Pages 259-271

    6. Experimental Results of Free Targets

      • Heinrich Hora
      Pages 273-288

  5. Theoretical Work of Laser Produced Plasma

    1. Interaction of Intense Light Pulses with Solid Materials

      • A. Caruso
      Pages 289-305

    2. Numerical Calculations of Plasma Heating by Means of Subnanosecond Laser Pulses

      • J. W. Shearer, W. S. Barnes
      Pages 307-337

    3. Shock Wave Process and Numerical Calculations

      • S. Witkowski
      Pages 339-353

    4. Thermokinetic Expansion Theory

      • John M. Dawson
      Pages 355-363

    5. Some Results of the Self-Similarity Model

      • Heinrich Hora
      Pages 365-382

    6. Nonlinear Effect of Expansion of Laser Produced Plasmas

      • Heinrich Hora
      Pages 383-426

  6. Application to Thermonuclear Fusion

    1. Application of Laser Produced Plasmas for Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion

      • Heinrich Hora
      Pages 427-445
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

    Helmut J. Schwarz

  • Institut für Plasmaphysik (Max Planck Society), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Garching, Germany

    Heinrich Hora

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the First Workshop, held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, East Windsor Hill, Connecticut, June 9–13, 1969

  • Editors: Helmut J. Schwarz, Heinrich Hora

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0901-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-0903-1Published: 18 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-0901-7Published: 13 January 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 509

  • Number of Illustrations: 130 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

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