Interaction of intense laser pulses with atomic clusters.
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چکیده
This review paper provides a general introduction to the interaction of intense (>10 Wcm ), femtosecond laser pulses with atomic clusters in the size range 500–10 atoms. A nanoplasma model of the laser–cluster interaction is used to elucidate the underlying physics. Measurements of ion emission from the laser–cluster interaction are presented together with numerical simulations. Emerging applications are described. 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 36.40.Gk; 52.50.Jm
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. A, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
دوره 53 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996