The Physics of Laser Plasmas and Applications - Volume 2
The Physics of Laser Plasmas and Applications - Volume 2: Fluid Models and Atomic Physics of Plasmas
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031454723 | 472 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 90 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031454723 | 472 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 90 MB
This open access book (Volume 2) is part of the series "The Physics of Laser Plasmas and Applications." It serves as an introduction to the physics of compressible hydrodynamics, which is used to describe the temporal evolution of plasmas generated by intense laser irradiation of solid surfaces. For the benefit of students and young researchers, the book presents the fundamental equations and provides a comprehensible explanation of solutions to intricate fluid phenomena. It builds upon the concept of plasma generation through the heating of matter via the classical absorption of a laser, as expounded in Volume 1. The high-temperature plasma resulting from the laser interaction manifests in diverse hydrodynamic occurrences like shock waves and expansion waves.