Short Pulse Laser Interactions With Matter
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (936 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848168659 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book examines the physical phenomena which occur when light from short-pulse lasers interacts with material in gaseous, liquid or solid forms. The huge concentration of photon energy within the laser ensures that ordinary matter is torn apart within a few cycles, giving way to a host of exotic physical effects such as multiphoton ionization, particle acceleration by plasma waves, relativistic self-channeling and high harmonic generation. These processes are central to a number of emerging applications of high-power laser technology, such as hadron therapy, X-ray flash-lamps and photonuclear physics.