High–intensity lasers: interactions with atoms, molecules and clusters
Author(s) -
M. H. R. Hutchinsons,
T. Ditmire,
Emma Springate,
J. W. G. Tisch,
Yun Shao,
M. B. Mason,
N. Hay,
J. P. Marangos
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.074
H-Index - 169
eISSN - 1471-2962
pISSN - 1364-503X
DOI - 10.1098/rsta.1998.0166
Subject(s) - atomic physics , ionization , laser , ion , dissociation (chemistry) , electron , molecule , ultrashort pulse , physics , materials science , chemistry , optics , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
The development of high–intensity short–pulse lasers by chirped pulse amplification is described and the use of short intense pulses for the study of atoms and molecules is discussed. As a case study, the dynamics of the ionization and dissociation of clusters of noble gas atoms is reviewed with special emphasis on the generation of energetic electrons and highly charged ions.
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