Applications of High-Intensity Laser-Pulses (SS)

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1 Electrons in strong laser fields

• 1.1 Descriptionoflaserfields
• 1.2 Electrons in a plane wave: classical treatment
• 1.3 Electrons in a plane wave: relativistic treatment
• 1.4 Solution to "relativistic eqn. of motion" and "energy eqn."
• 1.4.1 Equation of motion: component-wise
• 1.4.2 Energye quation: component-wise
• 1.5 The Lawson-Woodward theorem
• 1.6 Ponderomotive force
• 1.6.1 Microscopic derivation of ponderomotive force: (classical, nonrelativistic)
• 1.6.2 Ponderomotive force: relativistic case

2 Ionization mechanisms

• 2.1 Photoelectric effect
• 2.2 Multiple Photon Ionization (MPI)
• 2.3 Tunnel ionization
• 2.4 Barrier Suppression Ionization (BSI)

3 Basic plasma physics

• 3.1 Definition of the plasma state
• 3.2 Definition of temperature
• 3.3 Debye shielding
• 3.4 Plasma frequency
• 3.5 E-M waves in a plasma
• 3.6 Ionization defocusing

4 Nonlinear relativistic optics

• 4.1 Relativistic self-focusing
• 4.2 Self-phase modulation and pulse compression

5 Electron acceleration in underdense plasmas

• 5.1 Laser Wakefield Acceleration (LWFA)
• 5.1.1 Generation of a plasma wave
• 5.1.2 Calculation of long. E-fields in the plasma wave
• 5.1.3 Dephasing length

6 Ion acceleration

• 6.1 Electron acceleration on solid surfaces
• 6.1.1 Direct Laser Acceleration (DLA)
• 6.1.2 Coupling laser energy into electrons
• 6.2 Ion acceleration from solids
• 6.2.1 Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA)
• 6.2.2 Radiation Pressure Acceleration (RPA)
• 6.3 High Harmonic Generation (HHG)