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1 online resource (405 pages) |
| Contents |
880-01 Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Editors' Preface; About the Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: ALPA Introduction; 1.1 General Aims of This Book; 1.2 Lasers in Accelerator Development: Some Important Concepts and Milestones; 1.3 Uniqueness in the Laser Case; 1.4 Organization of This Book; References for Chapter 1; Section I : Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration and Associated Energetic Photon and Neutron Generation: Current Understanding and Basic Capabilities; Chapter 2: Laser Wakefield Acceleration of Electrons; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Principle |
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880-01/(S 2.3 The Different Injection Schemes2.4 Electron Bunch Parameters; 2.5 Conclusion; References for Chapter 2; Chapter 3: Dielectric Laser Acceleration of Electrons; 3.1 Introduction and Historical Background; 3.2 Conceptual Outline for an Accelerator on a Chip; 3.3 Recent Experimental Results; 3.4 Future Prospects and Conclusions; References for Chapter 3; Chapter 4: Laser-Accelerated Electrons as X-Ray/γ-Ray Sources; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Radiation by Accelerated Free Electrons; 4.2.1 Circular Trajectory: Synchrotron Radiation; 4.2.2 Periodic Deflection: The Undulator; 4.3 Thomson Scattering |
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4.4 Betatron Emission4.5 Appendix: Numerical Treatment, a Do-It-Yourself Approach; References for Chapter 4; Chapter 5: Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Properties of Laser-Accelerated Protons; 5.1.2 Principles of Ion Acceleration; 5.2 State of the Art; 5.2.1 Progress in Proton Energy Enhancement; 5.2.2 Proton Energy Scaling with Short-Pulse Drivers; 5.2.3 Progress in Ion Bunch Properties; 5.3 Ion Acceleration Physics; 5.3.1 Laser-Plasma Interaction Scenario; 5.3.2 Target Normal Sheath Acceleration; 5.3.3 Radiation Pressure Acceleration |
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5.3.4 Collisionless Shock Acceleration5.3.5 Relativistic Transparency and Other Mechanisms; 5.4 Advanced Optimization Strategies; 5.4.1 Target Engineering; 5.4.2 Optical Control and Post-Acceleration; 5.5 Discussion and Outlook; References for Chapter 5; Chapter 6: Neutron Generation; 6.1 Introduction to Laser-Driven Neutron Generation; 6.2 Previous Research; 6.2.1 Photon-Induced Reactions; 6.2.2 Cluster Fusion; 6.2.3 Ion Beam-Driven Fusion; 6.2.4 Relativistic Transparency; 6.3 Neutron Production; 6.4 Recent Experimental Results; 6.5 Applications; 6.5.1 Fast Neutron Radiography |
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6.5.2 Active Interrogation of Sensitive Nuclear Material6.5.3 Neutron Resonance Spectroscopy; 6.5.4 On-Site Neutron-Based System Tests; 6.5.5 Material Sciences; 6.5.6 DPA and Annealing Research; 6.6 Academic Access; 6.7 Summary; References for Chapter 6; Section II : Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration; Chapter 7: New Tools for Facing New Challenges in Radiation Chemistry; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Contribution of Radiation Chemistry; 7.3 Hot Topics in Radiation Chemistry; 7.3.1 Probing the Radical Precursors in Water: Water Radical Cation (H2O+) and Presolvated Electron |
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7.3.2 Ultrafast Kinetics in High Temperature High Pressure Water |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Parodi, Katia
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Schreiber, Jörg
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| ISBN |
9780429817106 |
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042981710X |
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