Relativistic electron mirrors : from high intensity laser-nanofoil interactions /

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Author / Creator:Kiefer, Daniel, author.
Imprint:Cham : Springer, [2014]
©2015
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 117 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:Springer Theses, 2190-5053
Springer theses,
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11086811
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ISBN:9783319077529
331907752X
9783319077512
Notes:"Doctoral thesis accepted by Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Garching, Germany."
Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 6, 2014).
Summary:A dense sheet of electrons accelerated to close to the speed of light can act as a tuneable mirror that can generate bright bursts of laser-like radiation in the short wavelength range simply via the reflection of a counter-propagating laser pulse. This thesis investigates the generation of such a relativistic electron mirror structure in a series of experiments accompanied by computer simulations. It is shown that such relativistic mirror can indeed be created from the interaction of a high-intensity laser pulse with a nanometer-scale, ultrathin foil. The reported work gives a intriguing insi.
Other form:Print version: Kiefer, Daniel. Relativistic Electron Mirrors : from High Intensity Laser-Nanofoil Interactions. Dordrecht : Springer, ©2014 9783319077512
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-07752-9
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Summary:A dense sheet of electrons accelerated to close to the speed of light can act as a tuneable mirror that can generate bright bursts of laser-like radiation in the short wavelength range simply via the reflection of a counter-propagating laser pulse. This thesis investigates the generation of such a relativistic electron mirror structure in a series of experiments accompanied by computer simulations. It is shown that such relativistic mirror can indeed be created from the interaction of a high-intensity laser pulse with a nanometer-scale, ultrathin foil. The reported work gives a intriguing insight into the complex dynamics of high-intensity laser-nanofoil interactions and constitutes a major step towards the development of a relativistic mirror, which could potentially generate bright burst of X-rays on a micro-scale.
Item Description:"Doctoral thesis accepted by Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Garching, Germany."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 117 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783319077529
331907752X
9783319077512
ISSN:2190-5053