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The authors aim to hone the theory of electron-atom and
electron-ion collisions by developing mathematical equations and
comparing their results to the wealth of recent experimental data.
This first of three parts focuses on potential scattering, and will
serve as an introduction to many of the concepts covered in Parts
II and III. As these processes occur in so many of the physical
sciences, researchers in astrophysics, atmospheric physics, plasma
physics, and laser physics will all benefit from the monograph.
Research on photon and electron collisions with atomic and
molecular targets and their ions has seen a rapid increase in
interest, both experimentally and theoretically, in recent years.
This is partly because these processes provide an ideal means of
investigating the dynamics of many particle systems at a
fundamental level and partly because their detailed understanding
is required in many other fields, particularly astrophysics, plasma
physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion, laser physics,
atmospheric processes, isotope separation, radiation physics and
chemistry and surface science. In recent years a number of
important advances have been made, both on the experimental side
and on the theoretical side. On the experimental side these include
absolute measurements of cross sections, experiments using
coincidence techniques, the use of polarised beams and targets, the
development of very high energy resolution electron beams, the use
of synchrotron radiation sources and ion storage rings, the study
of laser assisted atomic collisions, the interaction of
super-intense lasers with atoms and molecules and the increasing
number of studies using positron beams.
The recent developement of high power lasers, delivering
femtosecond pulses of 20 2 intensities up to 10 W/cm , has led to
the discovery of new phenomena in laser interactions with matter.
At these enormous laser intensities, atoms, and molecules are
exposed to extreme conditions and new phenomena occur, such as the
very rapid multi photon ionization of atomic systems, the emission
by these systems of very high order harmonics of the exciting laser
light, the Coulomb explosion of molecules, and the acceleration of
electrons close to the velocity of light. These phenomena generate
new behaviour of bulk matter in intense laser fields, with great
potential for wide ranging applications which include the study of
ultra-fast processes, the development of high-frequency lasers, and
the investigation of the properties of plasmas and condensed matter
under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. In
particular, the concept of the "fast ignitor" approach to inertial
confinement fusion (ICF) has been proposed, which is based on the
separation of the compression and the ignition phases in
laser-driven ICF. The aim of this course on "Atom, Solids and
Plasmas in Super-Intense Laser fields" was to bring together senior
researchers and students in atomic and molecular physics, laser
physics, condensed matter and plasma physics, in order to review
recent developments in high-intensity laser-matter interactions.
The course was held at the Ettore Majorana International Centre for
Scientific Culture in Erice from July 8 to July 14,2000.
The recent developement of high power lasers, delivering
femtosecond pulses of 20 2 intensities up to 10 W/cm , has led to
the discovery of new phenomena in laser interactions with matter.
At these enormous laser intensities, atoms, and molecules are
exposed to extreme conditions and new phenomena occur, such as the
very rapid multi photon ionization of atomic systems, the emission
by these systems of very high order harmonics of the exciting laser
light, the Coulomb explosion of molecules, and the acceleration of
electrons close to the velocity of light. These phenomena generate
new behaviour of bulk matter in intense laser fields, with great
potential for wide ranging applications which include the study of
ultra-fast processes, the development of high-frequency lasers, and
the investigation of the properties of plasmas and condensed matter
under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. In
particular, the concept of the "fast ignitor" approach to inertial
confinement fusion (ICF) has been proposed, which is based on the
separation of the compression and the ignition phases in
laser-driven ICF. The aim of this course on "Atom, Solids and
Plasmas in Super-Intense Laser fields" was to bring together senior
researchers and students in atomic and molecular physics, laser
physics, condensed matter and plasma physics, in order to review
recent developments in high-intensity laser-matter interactions.
The course was held at the Ettore Majorana International Centre for
Scientific Culture in Erice from July 8 to July 14,2000.
Research on photon and electron collisions with atomic and
molecular targets and their ions has seen a rapid increase in
interest, both experimentally and theoretically, in recent years.
This is partly because these processes provide an ideal means of
investigating the dynamics of many particle systems at a
fundamental level and partly because their detailed understanding
is required in many other fields, particularly astrophysics, plasma
physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion, laser physics,
atmospheric processes, isotope separation, radiation physics and
chemistry and surface science. In recent years a number of
important advances have been made, both on the experimental side
and on the theoretical side. On the experimental side these include
absolute measurements of cross sections, experiments using
coincidence techniques, the use of polarised beams and targets, the
development of very high energy resolution electron beams, the use
of synchrotron radiation sources and ion storage rings, the study
of laser assisted atomic collisions, the interaction of
super-intense lasers with atoms and molecules and the increasing
number of studies using positron beams.
The authors aim to hone the theory of electron-atom and
electron-ion collisions by developing mathematical equations and
comparing their results to the wealth of recent experimental data.
This first of three parts focuses on potential scattering, and will
serve as an introduction to many of the concepts covered in Parts
II and III. As these processes occur in so many of the physical
sciences, researchers in astrophysics, atmospheric physics, plasma
physics, and laser physics will all benefit from the monograph.
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