Theoretical femtosecond physics : atoms and molecules in strong laser fields

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    • Grossmann, Frank

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Theoretical femtosecond physics : atoms and molecules in strong laser fields

F. Grossmann

(Springer series on atomic, optical, and plasma physics, 48)

Springer, c2008

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Theoretical femtosecond physics is a new field of research. Theoretical investigations of atoms and molecules interacting with pulsed or continuous wave lasers of up to atomic field strengths are leading to an understanding of many challenging experimental discoveries. Laser-Matter interaction is treated on a nonperturbative level in the book using approximate and numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrodinger equation. The light field is treated classically. Physical phenomena, ranging from ionization of atoms to the ionization and dissociation of molecules and the control of chemical reactions are presented and discussed. Theoretical background for experiments with strong and short laser pulses is given. Several exercises are included in the main text. Some detailed calculations are performed in the appendices.

Table of Contents

Short Introduction to Laser Physics.- Time-Dependent Quantum Theory.- Field-Matter Coupling and Two-Level Systems.- Laser-Atom Interaction.- Laser-Molecule Interaction.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA86976587
  • ISBN
    • 9783540778967
  • LCCN
    2008927183
  • Country Code
    gw
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Berlin
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 214 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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