Short Pulse Laser Interactions with Matter
Short Pulse Laser Interactions with Matter
副标题: An Introduction
ISBN: 9781860941351
出版社: World Scientific Publishing Company
出版年: 2005-09-30
页数: 328
定价: USD 55.00
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
This book represents the first comprehensive treatment of the subject, covering the theoretical principles, present experimental status, and important applications of short-pulse laser-matter interactions. Femtosecond lasers have undergone dramatic technological advances over the last fifteen years, generating a whole host of new research activities under the theme of "ultrafast science". The focused light from these devices is so intense that ordinary matter is torn apart within a few laser cycles. This book takes a close-up look at the exotic physical phenomena, which arise as a result of this new form of "light-matter" interaction, covering a diverse set of topics including multiphoton ionization, rapid heatwaves, fast particle generation and relativistic self-channeling. These processes are central to a number of exciting new applications in other fields, such as microholography, optical particle accelerators, and photonuclear physics.