Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. High Power Lasers

   1. The Los Alamos KrF Laser Program

      • Reed J. Jensen, David C. Cartwright

      Pages 1-7

   2. Nova Laser System at Ultra High Fluence Levels

      • John T. Hunt

      Pages 9-20

   3. Multi-Megajoule Nd:Glass Fusion Laser Design

      • Kenneth R. Manes

      Pages 21-37

3. X-Ray Lasers, Grasers, and Nuclear Pumped Lasers

   1. Time and Space Resolved Spectroscopy of X-Ray Laser Experiments

      • N. M. Ceglio

      Pages 39-51

   2. Theory and Analysis of Soft X-Ray Laser Experiments

      • Barbara L. Whitten, Andrew U. Hazi

      Pages 53-65

   3. Hydrodynamic Aspects of X-Ray Laser Targets

      • George Charatis, Garland E. Busch, Chester L. Shepard, Mordecai D. Rosen

      Pages 67-77

   4. Dynamical Process of the Second Harmonic Emission from Pico-Second Laser Produced Plasmas

      • Youichi Takada, Noboru Nakano, Hiroto Kuroda

      Pages 79-87

   5. Laser Generated X-Ray Studies Relevant to Compression Diagnostics and Nuclear Level Excitation

      • B. Yaakobi, O. Barnouin, C. B. Collins, R. Epstein, A. Hauer, S. Letzring et al.

      Pages 89-108

   6. A Laser Amplifier Based on Conversion of Particle Beam Kinetic Energy into Optical Energy

      • G. W. Kentwell, H. Hora, J. P. Sheerin, W. C. Stwalley, J. C. Wang

      Pages 109-117

   7. Kinetics of Proposed Gamma-Ray Lasers

      • G. C. Baldwin

      Pages 119-131

   8. Recent Results from Nuclear Pumped Laser Studies: Gain Measurements in XeF

      • G. N. Hays, D. A. McArthur, D. A. Neal, J. K. Rice

      Pages 133-142

   9. A Compact Aerosol Core Reactor/Laser Fueled with Reflective Micropellets

      • Mark A. Prelas, Jay F. Kunze, Frederick P. Boody

      Pages 143-154

   10. Concentrating Properties of Simple Two-Dimensional Geometries for Isotropic Light

       • Jalal B. Javedani, Mark A. Prelas

       Pages 155-165

4. Medium Intensity and Basic Interaction Experiments

   1. Microwave Modeling of Moderate Power Laser-Plasma Interactions

      • J. S. De Groot, K. Mizuno, J. H. Rogers, D. Rasmussen, P. W. Rambo, R. A. Stone

      Pages 167-178

   2. Time-Resolved X-Ray Diagnostics for High Density Plasma Physics Studies

      • M. C. Richardson, G. G. Gregory, R. L. Keck, S. A. Letzring, R. S. Marjoribanks, F. J. Marshall et al.

      Pages 179-211

   3. Microwave and X-Ray Generation from CO2 Laser Irradiated Targets

      • D. R. Bach, D. W. Forslund, M. A. Yates, S. Evans, H. Koehler, R. Zacharias

      Pages 213-223

   4. Modeling of X-Ray Emission Created by Short Wavelength Laser Target Interaction

      • P. Alaterre, H. Pépin, R. Fabbro, B. Faral

      Pages 225-239

   5. Wave Propagation in a Rippled Plasma

      • H. Figueroa, C. Joshi

      Pages 241-258

   6. Self-Focusing and Hydrodynamics in Laser Interaction with Underdense Plasma

      • A. Giulietti, M. Vaselli, F. Cornolti, D. Giulietti, M. Lucchesi

      Pages 259-270

The 7th International Workshop in the series LASER INTERACTION AND RELATED PLASMA PHENOMENA continued the high standards established by the earlier meetings in this series. It was organized under the directorship of Heinrich Hora and George H. Miley at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with Fred Schwirzke as the local organizer. These workshops have presented many "firsts" in laser plasma interactions and especially in laser fusion. Some presentations provided continuity with the past, most represented advancements; however, in some workshops, progress did not appear to be occurring as rapidly as in others. Therefore, it was a special pleasure that in the present workshop when, on October 30, 1985, Chiyoe Yamanaka disclosed a breakthrough in the generation of fusion neutrons with laser fusion targets. The 7th Workshop also continued to represent other new fields of laser-plasma interaction. The progress reported was most pronounced in the fields of X-ray lasers, laser acceleration of particles by electrostatic double layers in plasmas, and a particle beam technique to solve the geometric problem of muon-catalyzed fusion. The development of laser-plasma interactions at medium to high laser intensities may be seen in its whole complexity from a brief review of prior conferences. At the first Workshop in 1969, a comprehensive review of the field was presented by the speakers with the opening address by N.

• design
• electromagnetic wave
• electrons
• energy
• fission
• fusion
• glass
• ion
• microwave
• model
• modeling
• neutron
• resonance
• scattering
• simulation

• The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia

  Heinrich Hora

• University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

  George H. Miley

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