Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/ReVjaE The Interaction of High-Power Lasers with Plasmas By: Shalom Eliezer Publisher: routledge Print ISBN: 9780750307475, 0750307471 eText ISBN: 9781420033380, 1420033387 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2002 Format: PDF Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781420033380R90 The Interaction of High-Power Lasers with Plasmas 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. The book analyzes laser absorption and propagation, electron transport, and the relevant plasma waves in detail. It also discusses 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). A pedagogical presentation, the book addresses the basic physics issues from first principles, using simple models wherever appropriate. The coverage provides a foundation on which the graduate student can build an understanding of the past and present research in this field. For the experienced researcher, the book is a comprehensive and useful presentation of laser-plasma interactions.
