Super Intense Laser Atom Physics

Author : A. L'Huillier,Bernard Piraux,Kazimierz Rzazewski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461579632

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Super-Intense Laser—Atom Physics by A. L'Huillier,Bernard Piraux,Kazimierz Rzazewski Pdf

The rapid development of powerful pulsed lasers is at the origin of a conside rable interest in studying the response of an atom, a molecule (or a solid) to a strong electromagnetic field. It is now possible to produce at the laboratory scale, ultra-short 13 pulses with a duration of 100 femtoseconds (10- second) and a power of the order 12 of 1 terawatt (10 Watt). Under these conditions, very high peak intensities may be obtained and electric fields exceeding typical electron binding fields in atoms are generated. The interaction of an atom or a molecule with such electromagnetic fields has a highly non-linear character which leads to unexpected phenomena. Amongst them, - above-threshold ionization (ATI) i.e. the absorption of additional photons in excess of the minimal number necessary to overcome the ionization potential and its molecular counterpart, above-threshold dissociation (ATD); - generation of very high harmonics of the driving field; - stabilization of one-electron systems in strong fields. These processes were the main topics of two international meetings which were held in 1989 and 1991 in the United States under the common name SILAP (Super-Intense Laser-Atom Physics).

Author : H.G. Muller,M.V. Fedorov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996-05-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792340485

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Super-Intense Laser-Atom Physics IV by H.G. Muller,M.V. Fedorov Pdf

Atoms in strong radiation fields are interesting objects for study, and the research field that concerns itself with this study is a comparatively young one. For a long period after the ~scovery of the photoelectric effect. it was not possible to generate electro magnetic fields that did more than perturb the atom only slightly, and (first-or~er) perturbation theory could perfectly explain what was going on at those low intensities. The development of the pulsed laser bas changed this state of affairs in a rather dramatic way, and fields can be applied that really have a large, or even dominant influence on atomic structure. In the latter case, w~ speak of super-intense fields. Since the interaction between atoms and electromagnetic waves is characterized by many parameters other than the light intensity, such as frequency, iQnization potential, orbit time, etc., it is actually quite difficult to define what is exactly meant by the term 'super-intense'. Obviously the term does not have an absolute meaning, and intensity should always be viewed in relation to other properties of the system. An atom in a radiation field can thus best be described in terms of various ratios of the quantities involved. The nature of the system sometimes drastically changes if the value of one of these parameters exceeds a certain critical value, and the new regime could be called super-intense with respect to that parameter.

Author : Bernard Piraux,Kazimierz Rzazewski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792368630

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Super-Intense Laser-Atom Physics by Bernard Piraux,Kazimierz Rzazewski Pdf

The study of atomic systems exposed to super-intense laser fields de fines an important area in atomic, molecular and optical physics. Although the concept of super-intense field has no absolute meaning, it is now usual to call an electromagnetic field super-intense when it exceeds the atomic binding field. In the case of the simplest atomic system, hydrogen in its 16 2 ground state, this occurs above an intensity of 3. 5 x 10 Wattfcm which is the atomic unit of intensity. Presently at the laboratory scale and in ex tremely short and tightly focussed laser pulses, the electric field strength 16 18 2 reaches peak values which are of the order of 10 - 10 Wattfcm in the infrared frequency regime, the prospect being that such peak intensities may be reached within a few years in a regime of much higher frequencies (XUV or even X). The interaction of such electromagnetic fields with an atomic system has a highly non-linear character which has led to the observation of to tally unexpected phenomena. There are three fundamental processes which have marked the beginning of an intensive research in the field of super intense laser-atom physics (SILAP). These processes which only involve one atomic electron are (i) the so-called above-threshold ionisation i. e.

Author : Dimitri Batani,Charles J. Joachain,S. Martellucci,Arthur N. Chester
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461513513

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Atoms, Solids, and Plasmas in Super-Intense Laser Fields by Dimitri Batani,Charles J. Joachain,S. Martellucci,Arthur N. Chester Pdf

The recent developement of high power lasers, delivering femtosecond pulses of 20 2 intensities up to 10 W/cm , has led to the discovery of new phenomena in laser interactions with matter. At these enormous laser intensities, atoms, and molecules are exposed to extreme conditions and new phenomena occur, such as the very rapid multi photon ionization of atomic systems, the emission by these systems of very high order harmonics of the exciting laser light, the Coulomb explosion of molecules, and the acceleration of electrons close to the velocity of light. These phenomena generate new behaviour of bulk matter in intense laser fields, with great potential for wide ranging applications which include the study of ultra-fast processes, the development of high-frequency lasers, and the investigation of the properties of plasmas and condensed matter under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. In particular, the concept of the "fast ignitor" approach to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) has been proposed, which is based on the separation of the compression and the ignition phases in laser-driven ICF. The aim of this course on "Atom, Solids and Plasmas in Super-Intense Laser fields" was to bring together senior researchers and students in atomic and molecular physics, laser physics, condensed matter and plasma physics, in order to review recent developments in high-intensity laser-matter interactions. The course was held at the Ettore Majorana International Centre for Scientific Culture in Erice from July 8 to July 14,2000.

Author : C. J. Joachain,N. J. Kylstra,R. M. Potvliege
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521793018

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Atoms in Intense Laser Fields by C. J. Joachain,N. J. Kylstra,R. M. Potvliege Pdf

A unified account of the rapidly developing field of high-intensity laser-atom interactions, suitable for both graduate students and researchers.

Author : Thomas Brabec
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387400778

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Strong Field Laser Physics by Thomas Brabec Pdf

Due to the rapid progress in laser technology a wealth of novel fundamental and applied applications of lasers in atomic and plasma physics have become possible. This book focuses on the interaction of high intensity lasers with matter. It reviews the state of the art of high power laser sources, intensity laser-atom and laser-plasma interactions, laser matter interaction at relativistic intensities, and QED with intense lasers.

Author : Kaoru Yamanouchi,Katsumi Midorikawa,Luis Roso
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030750893

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Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science XVI by Kaoru Yamanouchi,Katsumi Midorikawa,Luis Roso Pdf

This book covers a broad range of topics from the interdisciplinary research field of ultrafast intense laser science, focusing on atoms and molecules interacting with intense laser fields, laser-induced filamentation, high-order harmonics generation, and high power lasers and their applications. This sixteenth volume features contributions from world-renowned researchers, introducing the latest reports on probing molecular chirality with intense laser fields, and the most recent developments in the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility project. The PUILS series delivers up-to-date reviews of progress in this emerging interdisciplinary research field, spanning atomic and molecular physics, molecular science, and optical science, which has been stimulated by the recent developments in ultrafast laser technologies. Each volume compiles peer-reviewed articles authored by researchers at the forefront of each of their own subfields of ultrafast intense laser science. Every chapter opens with an overview of the topics to be discussed, so that researchers unfamiliar to the subfield, especially graduate students, can grasp the importance and attractions of the research topic at hand; these are followed by reports of cutting-edge discoveries.

Author : A.V. Borovsky,A.L. Galkin,O.B. Shiryaev,T. Auguste
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662052426

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Laser Physics at Relativistic Intensities by A.V. Borovsky,A.L. Galkin,O.B. Shiryaev,T. Auguste Pdf

For the first time in a book, this monograph describes relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling, which is the major finding in the physics of superintense laser beams. It also presents general nonlinear models of lasers - plasma interactions specifically in the case of extremely high intensities.

Author : Gordon W. F. Drake
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1436 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030738938

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Springer Handbook of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics by Gordon W. F. Drake Pdf

Comprises a comprehensive reference source that unifies the entire fields of atomic molecular and optical (AMO) physics, assembling the principal ideas, techniques and results of the field. 92 chapters written by about 120 authors present the principal ideas, techniques and results of the field, together with a guide to the primary research literature (carefully edited to ensure a uniform coverage and style, with extensive cross-references). Along with a summary of key ideas, techniques, and results, many chapters offer diagrams of apparatus, graphs, and tables of data. From atomic spectroscopy to applications in comets, one finds contributions from over 100 authors, all leaders in their respective disciplines. Substantially updated and expanded since the original 1996 edition, it now contains several entirely new chapters covering current areas of great research interest that barely existed in 1996, such as Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum information, and cosmological variations of the fundamental constants. A fully-searchable CD- ROM version of the contents accompanies the handbook.

Author : Kaoru Yamanouchi,Dimitrios Charalambidis
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030470982

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Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science XV by Kaoru Yamanouchi,Dimitrios Charalambidis Pdf

This book covers a diverse cross section of this interdisciplinary research field, with contributions grouped into four categories: laser-induced filamentation; atoms and molecules in a laser field; interaction of solid materials with a coherent light field; and ion acceleration and ionization of atoms in super intense laser fields. This book series presents up-to-date reviews of advances in this interdisciplinary research field, spanning atomic and molecular physics, as well as molecular and optical science, which have been stimulated by the recent developments in ultrafast laser technologies. Each book compiles peer-reviewed articles by researchers at the forefront of their particular subfields. All the chapters include an overview to allow graduate students and researchers unfamiliar with the subfield to grasp the importance and attractions of the topic covered, followed by reports of cutting-edge discoveries.

Author : Nikolai B. Delone,Vladimir P. Krainov
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642975097

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Multiphoton Processes in Atoms by Nikolai B. Delone,Vladimir P. Krainov Pdf

Multiphoton ionization of atoms in intense laser-light fields is gaining ground as a spectroscopic diagnostic tool. In this volume, Delone and Krainov present their and others' theoretical description of the process occurring in atoms under conditions of multi-photon impacts, in particular, the shift, broadening, and mixing of electronic states which complicate the interpretation of spectra. The topics of individual chapters include tunneling ionization, above-threshold ionization, ionization of multiply charged ions, resonance-enhenced ionization, super-intense radiation fields, and properties of Rydberg states in strong fields.

Author : Thomas Brabec
Publisher : Springer
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387347554

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Strong Field Laser Physics by Thomas Brabec Pdf

Due to the rapid progress in laser technology a wealth of novel fundamental and applied applications of lasers in atomic and plasma physics have become possible. This book focuses on the interaction of high intensity lasers with matter. It reviews the state of the art of high power laser sources, intensity laser-atom and laser-plasma interactions, laser matter interaction at relativistic intensities, and QED with intense lasers.

Author : Charles Jean Joachain,N. J. Kylstra,R. M. Potvliege
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 1139126814

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Atoms in Intense Laser Fields by Charles Jean Joachain,N. J. Kylstra,R. M. Potvliege Pdf

A unified account of the rapidly developing field of high-intensity laser-atom interactions, suitable for both graduate students and researchers.

Author : Andre D. Bandruk
Publisher : Springer
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1988-06
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X001401623

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Atomic and Molecular Processes with Short Intense Laser Pulses by Andre D. Bandruk Pdf

Author : Kaoru Yamanouchi,Gerhard G. Paulus,Deepak Mathur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319005218

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Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science by Kaoru Yamanouchi,Gerhard G. Paulus,Deepak Mathur Pdf

The PUILS series delivers up-to-date reviews of progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science, a newly emerging interdisciplinary research field spanning atomic and molecular physics, molecular science, and optical science, which has been stimulated by the recent developments in ultrafast laser technologies. Each volume compiles peer-reviewed articles authored by researchers at the forefront of each their own subfields of UILS. Every chapter opens with an overview of the topics to be discussed, so that researchers unfamiliar to the subfield, as well as graduate students, can grasp the importance and attractions of the research topic at hand; these are followed by reports of cutting-edge discoveries. This tenth volume covers a broad range of topics from this interdisciplinary research field, focusing on electron scattering by atoms in intense laser fields, atoms and molecules in ultrashort pulsed EUV and X-ray light fields, filamentation induced by intense laser fields, and physics in super-intense laser fields.