Atoms in intense laser fields / / C.J. Joachain, N.J. Kylstra, and R.M. Potvliege

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910959737403321
• Autore: Joachain C. J (Charles Jean)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-107-21810-1; 1-280-88670-6; 9786613728012; 1-139-12189-8; 1-139-10962-6; 1-139-11398-4; 1-139-11179-5; 1-139-12681-4; 1-139-11615-0; 0-511-99345-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 568 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Classificazione: SCI074000
• Disciplina: 539.7/2
• Soggetti: Electron-atom collisions; Floquet theory; Laser pulses, Ultrashort; Multiphoton processes; Multiphoton ionization
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Basic Concepts: 1. High-intensity laser-atom physics; 2. Theory of laser-atom interactions -- Part II. Theoretical Methods: 3. Perturbation theory; 4. Floquet theory; 5. Numerical integration of the wave equations; 6. The low-frequency regime; 7. The high-frequency regime -- Part III. Multiphoton Atomic Physics: 8. Multiphoton ionization; 9. Harmonic generation and attosecond pulses; 10. Laser-assisted electron-atom collisions.
• Sommario/riassunto: The development of lasers capable of producing high-intensity pulses has opened a new area in the study of light-matter interactions. The ; corresponding laser fields are strong enough to compete with the Coulomb forces in controlling the dynamics of atomic systems and give rise to multiphoton processes. This book presents a unified account of this rapidly developing field of physics. The first part describes the fundamental phenomena occurring in intense laser-atom interactions and gives the basic theoretical framework to analyze them. The second part contains a detailed discussion of Floquet theory, the numerical integration of the wave equations and approximation methods for the low- and high-frequency regimes. In the third part, the main multiphoton processes are discussed: multiphoton ionization, high harmonic and attosecond pulse generation, and laser-assisted electron-atom collisions. Aimed at graduate students in atomic, molecular and optical physics, the book will also interest researchers working on laser interactions with matter.