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

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. — 220 p. — (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 34). — ISBN: 978-3-662-05242-6 (eBook), 978-3-642-07787-6 (Softcover), 978-3-540-43446-7 (Hardcover).This book addresses the nonlinear interactions of ultra-high-intensity electromagnetic radiation with matter. It describes fundamentally new regimes of laser pulse propagation, including relativistic and charge-displacement self-channelling and instabilities of electromagnetic radiation in plasmas (Raman scattering by plasmons, harmonic excitation, collective Compton effect). The analysis makes use of fully nonlinear models, analytical techniques and extensive simulations, whereby both qualitative and quantitative interpretations are included. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to laser physics at relativistic intensities that will be valuable to both researchers and graduate students.Fundamentals of Cold Plasma Electrodynamics
Relativistically Intense Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas
Instabilities of Circularly Polarized Plane Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas
Instabilities of Linearly Polarized Plane Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas
Models of Nonlinear Propagation of Relativistically Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas
Intense Laser Pulse Solitons in Plasmas
Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling of Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses in Plasmas
Dynamics of Relativistic and Charge-Displacement Self-Channeling in Time and 2D Space
Propagation of Laser Radiation in Multiple-Stage Ionized Matter
Experiments on Laser—Matter Interaction in the Relativistic Regime