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Laser Interactions with Atoms, Solids and Plasmas

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Richard M. More

    1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB, volume 327)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. High Intensity Lasers

    • André Mysyrowicz
    Pages 1-9

  3. Recent Aspects of Multiphoton Ionization of Atoms

    • P. Agostini, E. Mevel
    Pages 11-38

  4. Theory of Laser-Atom Interactions

    • C. J. Joachain
    Pages 39-94

  5. Harmonic Generation at High Intensities

    • K. J. Schafer, J. L. Krause, K. C. Kulander
    Pages 95-105

  6. Comparison of Kinetic Energy Distributions of C2+ Ionic Fragments Induced by Multiphoton Ionization and Fast Ion Impact from CO2

    • T. S. Luk, K. Boyer, C. K. Rhodes
    Pages 107-111

  7. Resonant Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing

    • Dorota Kupiszewska
    Pages 113-122

  8. Semiclassical Calculation of Atomic Processes

    • Richard M. More
    Pages 123-161

  9. Experiments on Rydberg Wave Packets

    • L. D. Noordam, A. ten Wolde, H. B. van Linden van den Heuvell
    Pages 163-192

  10. Laser Manipulation of Neutral Atoms

    • Alain Aspect
    Pages 193-206

  11. Second Harmonic Production from Solid Targets

    • D. von der Linde
    Pages 207-237

  12. Raman Study of Laser-Induced Structure Modifications of Ion-Amorphized Silicon

    • L. P. Avakyants, G. D. Ivlev, E. D. Obraztsova
    Pages 239-248

  13. Properties of Condensed Matter Under Planetary Interior Conditions Measured by Femtosecond Spectroscopy

    • M. C. Downer, H. Ahn, D. H. Reitze, D. M. Riffe, X. Y. Wang
    Pages 249-271

  14. Absorption Spectroscopy of Compressed Matter

    • T. A. Hall
    Pages 273-309

  15. Density Functional and Non-Equilibrium Methods for Unusual States of Matter Produced Using Short-Pulse Lasers

    • Chandre Dharma-wardana
    Pages 311-324

  16. Theory of Complex Spectra from Laser Plasmas

    • Jacques Bauche, Claire Bauche-Arnoult
    Pages 325-355

  17. Influence of the Prepulse on the X-Ray Yield of a Subpicosecond Laser-Produced Plasma

    • J. C. Gauthier, A. Rousse, F. Falliès, J. P. Geindre, P. Audebert, A. Mysyrowicz et al.
    Pages 357-366

  18. Model Calculations of H-Like Recombination Schemes

    • L. Bonnet
    Pages 367-381

  19. Theory of Plasma Wave Absorption

    • P. Mulser
    Pages 383-436

  20. Parametric Instabilities in Picosecond Time Scales

    • H. A. Baldis, W. Rozmus, C. Labaune, Ph. Mounaix, D. Pesme, S. Baton et al.
    Pages 437-474
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The aim of this NATO Advanced Study Institute was to bring together scientists and students working in the field of laser matter interactions in order to review and stimulate developmentoffundamental science with ultra-short pulse lasers. New techniques of pulse compression and colliding-pulse mode-locking have made possible the construction of lasers with pulse lengths in the femtosecond range. Such lasers are now in operation at several research laboratories in Europe and the United States. These laser facilities present a new and exciting research direction with both pure and applied science components. In this ASI the emphasis is on fundamental processes occurring in the interaction of short laser pulses with atoms, molecules, solids, and plasmas. In the case of laser-atom (molecule) interactions, high power lasers provide the first access to extreme high-intensity conditions above 10'8 Watts/em', a new frontier for nonlinear interaction of photons with atoms and molecules. New phenomena observed include multiphoton ionization processes, atomic collisions in the presence of a strong laser field, Coulomb explosion following rapid ionization of a molecule and the production of high harmonics of the laser source. Another important topic reviewed in this ASI is the lasercooling ofatoms.

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  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA

    Richard M. More

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