1st Edition

Laser-Plasma Interactions

Edited By Dino A. Jaroszynski, R.A. Bingham, R.A Cairns Copyright 2009
    452 Pages 200 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    452 Pages 200 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    A Solid Compendium of Advanced Diagnostic and Simulation Tools

    Exploring the most exciting and topical areas in this field, Laser-Plasma Interactions focuses on the interaction of intense laser radiation with plasma. After discussing the basic theory of the interaction of intense electromagnetic radiation fields with matter, the book covers three applications of intense fields in plasma: inertial fusion, wakefield accelerators, and advanced radiation sources.

    Collecting contributions from a host of international experts, the book provides a thorough grounding in the fundamental concepts of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, before moving on to selected advanced topics from the field. It describes state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and experimental techniques used to study laser-plasma interactions as well as simulation tools for modeling these interactions.

    With a focus on current research trends, this book guides readers to the brink of the most stimulating challenges in the field. It also gives readers an appreciation of the underlying phenomena linking several applications.

    Preface, D.A. Jaroszynski, R. Bingham, and R.A. Cairns

    Laser-Driven Plasmas: A Gateway to High Energy Density Physics and a Test-Bed for Nonlinear Science, W.L. Kruer

    An Experimentalist’s Perspective on Plasma Accelerators, C.E. Clayton

    Waveguides for High Intensity Laser Pulses, S. Hooker

    Harnessing Plasma Waves as Radiation Sources and Amplifiers, D.A. Jaroszynski, A. Reitsma, and B. Ersfeld

    High Intensity Laser-Plasma Interaction Experiments, K. Krushelnick

    Computational Challenges in Laser-Plasma Interactions, R. Fonseca

    Particle Acceleration in Plasmas, R. Bingham

    Laboratory Astrophysics Using High Energy Density Photon and Electron Beams, R. Bingham

    Acceleration of Photons and Quasi-Particles, J.T. Mendonça

    Relativistic Phenomena in Plasma Solitons, F. Pegoraro

    Interference Stabilization of Atoms in a Strong Laser Field, M.V. Fedorov

    Entanglement and Wave Packet Structures in Photoionization and Other Decay Processes of Bipartite Systems, M.V. Fedorov

    Intense Field Quantum Electrodynamics, N. Narozhny

    Fundamentals of ICF Hohlraums, M.D. Rosen

    Dense Plasma Physics—The Microphysics of Laser-Produced Plasmas, S.J. Rose

    Progress in Fast Ignition, P.A. Norreys

    Fusion Targets, D.C. Swift

    Direct-Drive Inertial Fusion: Basic Concepts and Ignition Target Designing, V.N. Goncharov

    Ablative Richtmyer–Meshkov Instability: Theory and Experimental Results, V.N. Goncharov

    Index

    Biography

    Dino A. Jaroszynski, R.A. Bingham, R.A Cairns