Relativistic electron mirrors : from high intensity laser-nanofoil interactions /
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Author / Creator: | Kiefer, Daniel, author. |
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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 |
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. |
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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 |