Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena: Volume 3b

ISBN-13: 9781468484182 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 947 str.

Helmut J. Schwarz; Heinrich Hora

Opis

As was the case in the two preceding workshops of 1969 and 1971, the Third Workshop on "Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena" held in 1973 was of international character. The main purpose was to review the advanced status of this particular and turbulent field of physics as it had developed vigorously in all major laboratories of the world since 1971. Due to recently accelerated advancements, it was hardly possible to present a com- plete tutorial review; the subject is still in its premature stages and changing rapidly. A topical conference would have been too specific for a group of physicists with broad backgrounds working in the field or for those just about to enter it. It was the aim of the workshop and it is the aim of these proceedings to help this large group of scientists find their way within the highly complex and sometimes confusing results of a new field. We optimized the task of the workshop with extensive reviews on several topics and at the same time included more detailed infor- mation for specialists. The differences in their conclusions were not a matter of contention but rather served to complement the advanced results. As in the preceding workshops, we directed our attention toward critical realism in respect to the complexity of the field. What is meant here is exemplified in the contribution by R. Sigel .667).

Spis treści

IV. Theory of Compression and Energy Gain from Laser Plasmas.- Laser-Induced Implosion and Thermonuclear Burn.- Theory and Experiment in Laser Drive Fusion.- The Theory of Homogeneous Isentropic Compression and Its Application to Laser Fusion.- Nuclear Fusion Reactions in Fronts Propagating in Solid DT.- Laser Compression and Fusion of Plasma.- Laser Produced Plasmas with Fissionable Material.- Super-Compression of Fissionable Material by Lasers.- Summary of Discussions and Comments.- V. Experiments for Nuclear Fusion.- Observation of the Laser-Induced Compression Wave in a Solid Target.- Investigation of Plasma Parameters at the Spherical Heating of the Isolated Solid Target by High-Power Laser Radiation.- Harmonic Generation and Parametric Excitation of Waves in Laser Created Plasmas.- Short Pulse Laser Heated Plasma Experiments.- Thermonuclear Fusion Plasma Heated by Lasers.- Backscatter Experiments.- Experiments with Laser-Produced Plasmas: Electrons, Ions, and Neutrons.- Laser-Matter Interaction Studies at NRL.- Laser-CTR Developments in Australia.- Some Reactor Implications of Laser Fusion.- Summary of Discussions and Comments.- VI. Laser Application to High Energy Physics.- Pair Production by Relativistic Electrons from an Intense Laser Focus.- Relativistic Oscillations of Electrons and Protons in Laser Fields and Collective Effects Stimulating Pair Production.- Quantum Theory of Inverse Bremsstrahlung Absorption and Pair Production.- Collective Photon Effects: Intensity Dependent Refractive Index of Intense Laser Beams?.- Feasibility of X-ray Lasers.- Is there a High Frequency Limit to Laser Action?.- Summary of Discussions and Comments.- VII. Appendix.- Contributors and Attendees.- Author Index.