Astrophysical lasers
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Astrophysical lasers
Oxford University Press, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-248) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Progress in modern radio astronomy led to the discovery of space masers in the microwave range, and it became a powerful tool for studies of interstellar star-forming molecular clouds. Progress in observational astronomy, particularly with ground-based huge telescopes and the space-based Hubble Space Telescope, has led to recent discoveries of space lasers in the optical range. These operate in gas condensations in the vicinity of the mysterious star Eta Carinae (one
of the most luminous and massive stars of our Galaxy). Both maser and laser effects, first demonstrated under laboratory conditions, have now been discovered to occur under natural conditions in space too. This book describes consistently the elements of laser science, astrophysical plasmas, modern
astronomical observation techniques, and the fundamentals and properties of astrophysical lasers. A book with such an interdisciplinary scope has not been available to date. The book will also be useful for a wider audience interested in modern developments of the natural sciences and technology.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Elements of radiative quantum transitions
- 3. Elements of atomic spectroscopy
- 4. Elementary excitation processes in rarefied gas plasma
- 5. Astrophysical rarefied gas plasma
- 6. Elements of laser physics
- 7. General introduction to an astrophysical lasers
- 8. Basics of collisionally-pumped astrophysical lasers
- 9. Basics of optically-pumped astrophysical lasers
- 10. Anomalous spectral effects in the Weigelt blobs of Carinae
- 11. Astrophysical laser on the Fe II lines
- 12. Astrophysical laser in the OI line 8446 A line
- 13. Narrowing of spectral line of astrophysical lasers
- 14. Possibility of scattering feedback in astrophysical masers/lasers
- 15. Nonlinear optical effects in astrophysical conditions
- 16. Conclusion: laser and interstellar communications
- Appendices: Useful hints
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