Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science II

2007
ISBN: 978-3-540-38153-2
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 372 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 746 g

Reihe: Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science

This book series addresses a newly emerging interdisciplinary research field, Ultrafast Intense Laser Science, spanning atomic and molecular physics, molecular science, and optical science. Highlights of this second volume include Coulomb explosion and fragmentation of molecules, control of chemical dynamics, high-order harmonic generation, propagation and filamentation, and laser-plasma interaction. All chapters are authored by foremost experts in their fields.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chin, See Leang

Ferrante, Gaetano

Agostini, Pierre

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Quantenoptik, Nichtlineare Optik, Laserphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Optik, Lasertechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Lasertechnologie, Holographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Coulomb Explosion Imaging of Molecular Dynamics in Intense Laser Fields.- Intact Molecular Ion Formation of Some Organic Molecules by Femtosecond Lasers.- Ultrafast Electron Dynamics.- S-Matrix Theory of Nonsequential Double Ionization.- Laser Control of Chemical Dynamics. I. Control of Electronic Transitions by Quadratic Chirping.- Laser Control of Chemical Dynamics. II. Control of Wavepacket Motion.- Pulse Shaping Technology of Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses for Molecule Control.- Control of High Harmonic Generation Processes Using Chirped and Self-Guided Femtosecond Laser Pulses.- Focusing Intense High-Order Harmonics to a Micron Spot Size.- Application of X-Ray Spectroscopy to the Study of Energy Transport in Plasma Produced by an Ultrahigh-Intensity Laser.- Collimated and Ultrafast X-Ray Beams from Laser-Plasma Interactions.- Investigations of Relativistic Laser Plasma from Micron-Sized Ar Clusters.- Full Vectorial, Intense Ultrashort Pulse Propagators: Derivation and Applications.- Some Properties of Femtosecond Laser Filamentation Relevant to Atmospheric Applications Part I. The Robustness of Filamentation.- Some Properties of Femtosecond Laser Filamentation Relevant to Atmospheric Applications Part II. Large-Scale Filamentation.- Fast Electrons in High-Intensity Laser Interactions with Plasmas.- Ultraintense Electromagnetic Radiation in Plasmas: Part II. Relativistic Electromagnetic Solitons and Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration.