An introduction to hot laser plasma physics - Andreev, Alexander A. (Nova Science Publishers, 2000)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Ch. 1 - Hot Plasma and its Interaction with Laser Light - 1.1 - The Basic Concepts - 1.2 - Langmuir Waves - 1.3 - Ionic Sound - 1.4 - Electromagnetic Plasma Waves - 1.5 - Elastic Collisions of Plasma Particles - 1.6 - Classical Absorption of Laser Radiation - 1.7 - Oblique Incidence of Electromagnetic Waves - 1.8 - Resonance Absorption of Electromagnetic Waves -- - Ch. 2 - Laser Plasma Hydrodynamics - 2.1 - Hydrodynamic Phenomena In a Laser Plasma - 2.2 - Target Heating and Evaporation By Laser Radiation - 2.3 - Optical Vapor Breakdown and Target Screening - 2.4 - Heat Transfer in a Hot Laser Plasma - 2.6 - Plasma Pressure and Acceleration of Macro-Particles - 2.7 - Shock Waves in a Laser Plasma -- - Ch. 3 - Nonlinear Optics of Laser Plasma