A Superintense Laser-Plasma Interaction Theory Primer

• Main Author: Macchi, Andrea (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Plasma Physics.

The continuous trend towards higher and higher laser intensities has opened the way to new physical regimes and advanced applications of laser-plasma interactions, thus stimulating novel connections with ultrafast optics, astrophysics, particle physics, and biomedical applications. This book is prim...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction.-  2. From one to many electrons
• 3. Relativistic nonlinear waves in plasmas
• 4. Electron acceleration
• 6. Photon acceleration and relativistic engineering.