The Interaction of High-power Lasers with Plasmas

Shalom Eliezer

334 pages, parution le 07/02/2003

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Résumé

Professor Eliezer provides a thorough self-contained discussion of the physical processes occurring in laser-plasma interactions, including a detailed review of the relevant plasma and laser physics. Laser absorption and propagation, electron transport and the relevant plasma waves are analysed in detail. The physics of the electric and magnetic fields in a laser induced plasma medium, laser induced shock waves, rarefaction waves, heat waves and the related hydrodynamic instabilities (Rayleigh-Taylor, Richtmyer-Meshkov and Kelvin-Helmholtz) are also discussed.
This book is not a summary of research results but rather it is a pedagogical presentation where the basic physics issues are addressed from first principles. Simple models are used wherever appropriate, and the material presented here is a foundation on which the graduate student can build an understanding of the past and present research in this field. For the experienced researcher, this book is a comprehensive and useful presentation of laser-plasma interactions.

Contents

High power lasers, from nanoseconds to femtoseconds
Introduction to plasma physics for electrons and ions
The three approaches to plasma physics
Laser Absorbtion and Propagation in Plasma
The ponderomotive force
Waves in laser produced plasmas
Laser induced electric fields in plasmas
Laser induced magnetic fields in plasmas
Thermal conduction and heat waves
Shock waves and rarefaction waves
Hydrodynamic instabilities
Appendix A: Maxwell equations
Appendix B: Prefixes Appendix C: Vectors and matrices
Appendix D: A note on the Maxwell distribution
Bibliography

L'auteur - Shalom Eliezer

S. Eliezer, Plasma Physics Dept, Soreq Nuclear Research Centre, Israel and Institute of Nuclear Fusion, Madrid Polytechnic University, Madrid, Spain

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Institute of Physics (IOP)
Auteur(s)	Shalom Eliezer
Parution	07/02/2003
Nb. de pages	334
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	695g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750307475
ISBN13	978-0-7503-0747-5