Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Theory of Compression and Energy Gain from Laser Plasmas

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 397-397

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   2. Laser-Induced Implosion and Thermonuclear Burn

      • John H. Nuckolls

      Pages 399-425

   3. Theory and Experiment in Laser Driven Fusion

      • Keith A. Brueckner

      Pages 427-447

   4. The Theory of Homogeneous Isentropic Compression and its Application to Laser Fusion

      • Ray E. Kidder

      Pages 449-464

   5. Nuclear Fusion Reactions in Fronts Propagating in Solid DT

      • J. L. Bobin

      Pages 465-494

   6. Laser Compression and Fusion of Plasma

      • Sylwester Kaliski

      Pages 495-517

   7. Laser Produced Plasmas with Fissionable Material

      • F. Winterberg

      Pages 519-535

   8. Super-Compression of Fissionable Material by Lasers

      • M. S. Rabinovich, G. A. Askarjan, W. A. Namiot

      Pages 537-541

3. Experiments for Nuclear Fusion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 545-545

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   2. Observation of the Laser-Induced Compression Wave in a Solid Target

      • C. van Kessel, R. Sigel

      Pages 547-552

   3. Investigation of Plasma Parameters at the Spherical Heating of the Isolated Solid Target by High-Power Laser Radiation

      • N. G. Basov, E. G. Gamaly, O. N. Krokhin, Yu. A. Mikhailov, G. V. Sklizkov, S. I. Fedotov

      Pages 553-590

   4. Harmonic Generation and Parametric Excitation of Waves in Laser Created Plasmas

      • J. L. Bobin

      Pages 591-605

   5. Short Pulse Laser Heated Plasma Experiments

      • J. Soures, L. M. Goldman, M. Lubin

      Pages 607-628

   6. Thermonuclear Fusion Plasma Heated by Lasers

      • Chiyoe Yamanaka, Tatsuhiko Yamanaka, Hyung-Boo Kang

      Pages 629-665

   7. Backscatter Experiments

      • K. Eidmann, R. Sigel

      Pages 667-690

   8. Experiments with Laser-Produced Plasmas: Electrons, Ions, and Neutrons

      • R. P. Godwin

      Pages 691-711

   9. Laser-Matter Interaction Studies at NRL

      • J. A. Stamper, O. C. Barr, J. Davis, G. A. Doschek, C. M. Dozier, U. Feldman et al.

      Pages 713-754

   10. Laser-CTR Developments in Australia

       • J. L. Hughes

       Pages 755-773

   11. Some Reactor Implications of Laser Fusion

       • Ian Spalding

       Pages 775-797

As was the case in the two preceding workshops of 1969 and 1971, the Third Workshop on "Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena" held in 1973 was of international character. The main purpose was to review the advanced status of this particular and turbulent field of physics as it had developed vigorously in all major laboratories of the world since 1971. Due to recently accelerated advancements, it was hardly possible to present a com­ plete tutorial review; the subject is still in its premature stages and changing rapidly. A topical conference would have been too specific for a group of physicists with broad backgrounds working in the field or for those just about to enter it. It was the aim of the workshop and it is the aim of these proceedings to help this large group of scientists find their way within the highly complex and sometimes confusing results of a new field. We optimized the task of the workshop with extensive reviews on several topics and at the same time included more detailed infor­ mation for specialists. The differences in their conclusions were not a matter of contention but rather served to complement the advanced results. As in the preceding workshops, we directed our attention toward critical realism in respect to the complexity of the field. What is meant here is exemplified in the contribution by R. Sigel ~.667).

• Plasma
• complexity
• electron
• fission
• fusion
• high energy physics
• laser
• neutron
• nuclear fusion
• physics
• quantum theory
• radiation

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

  Helmut J. Schwarz, Heinrich Hora

• Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Garching, Germany

  Heinrich Hora

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