Ultra-relativistic effects of laser beam and electron interactions : basic equations, exact solutions and modelling /
Alexandru Popa.
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1. Introduction -- 2. Exact solutions of the basic equations -- 2.1. Initial hypotheses -- 2.2. Solution of the classical equation of electron motion -- 2.3. Solution of the Klein-Gordon equation -- 2.4. Solution of the Dirac equation 3. Modelling ultra-relativistic interactions in electron plasmas -- 3.1. Initial hypotheses -- 3.2. Phase effect -- 3.3. Effect of strong electron acceleration in the ultra-relativistic regime -- 3.4. Electromagnetic field generated by the electron motion -- 3.5. Very intense pulses having very large frequency spectra 4. Modelling interactions between laser beams and ultra-relativistic electron beams -- 4.1. Initial hypotheses -- 4.2. Solution of the equation of electron motion in the S[prime] system -- 4.3. Solution of the Klein-Gordon equation in the system S[prime] -- 4.4. Solution of the Dirac equation in the S[prime] system -- 4.5. Relations for the linearly polarized laser field -- 4.6. Comparison with experimental results from the literature -- 4.7. General conditions for the validity of classical equations in the S[prime] system 5. Modelling the radiation damping effect in ultra-relativistic interactions -- 5.1. Initial hypotheses -- 5.2. Expressions for damping force and damping energy -- 5.3. Radiation damping parameters calculated in the S[prime] system -- 5.4. Comparison between theory and data from the literature 6. Modelling interactions in the vicinity of the ultra-relativistic regime -- 6.1. Initial hypotheses -- 6.2. Interactions between a laser beam and electron plasmas -- 6.3. Head-on interaction between a laser beam and an electron beam -- 6.4. Interactions in 180 and 90 [degree] configurations -- 6.5. Comparison with similar models from the literature -- 6.6. Interaction between laser beams and atoms 7. Condition of applicability of classical models -- 7.1. Initial hypotheses -- 7.2. Schr�odinger equation, wave equation and characteristic equation -- 7.3. The characteristic [Sigma] surface and its normal C curves -- 7.4. Properties of the characteristic curves and surfaces -- 7.5. The periodicity of the system -- 7.6. The integral relation of the Schr�odinger equation -- 7.7. De Broglie relations for multidimensional systems -- 8. Conclusions.
The latest generation of high-power pulsed lasers has renewed interest in the ultra-relativistic effects produced by the interaction between laser beams and electrons. Synthesising previous research, this book presents a unitary treatment of the main effects that occur in the ultra-relativistic interactions between laser beams and electrons. It uses exact solutions of relativistic and classical quantum equations, including a new solution of the Dirac equation, to fully describe the field and model the main ultra-relativistic effects created within it.
Scientists, graduate students and professionals working in high-power laser facilities and labs as well as those studying relativistic optics.
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Alexandru Popa was born on June 3, 1943. He graduated from 'Gheorghe Sincai' High School in Bucharest in 1961. He received a Physicist Engineer degree at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1966, a Master of Science degree from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972, and Doctoral degree at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1974.
9780750339841 9780750339834
10.1088/978-0-7503-3984-1 doi
Laser-plasma interactions. Optical physics. Optics and photonics.