Relativistic Electron Mirrors - from High Intensity Laser–Nanofoil Interactions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)

A dense sheet of electrons accelerated to close to the speed of light can act as a tuneable mirror that can generate bright bursts of laser-like radiation in the short wavelength range simply via the reflection of a counter-propagating laser pulse. This thesis investigates the generation of such a relativistic electron mirror structure in a series of experiments accompanied by computer simulations. It is shown that such relativistic mirror can indeed be created from the interaction of a high-intensity laser pulse with a nanometer-scale, ultrathin foil. The reported work gives a intriguing insight into the complex dynamics of high-intensity laser-nanofoil interactions and constitutes a major step towards the development of a relativistic mirror, which could potentially generate bright burst of X-rays on a micro-scale.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2015
Authors:	Daniel Kiefer
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	117
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-38391-0
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Particle & high-energy physics Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Nanotechnology Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Plasma physics
LSN:	3-319-38391-4
Barcode:	9783319383910

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