Astrophysical lasers

Astrophysical lasers / Vladilen Letokhov, Sveneric Johansson.

This book describes consistently the elements of laser science, astrophysical plasmas, modern astronomical observation techniques, and the fundamentals and properties of astrophysical lasers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Letokhov, V. S. (Author), Johansson, S. (Sveneric), 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Plasma lasers.
Plasma astrophysics.
SCIENCE > Physics > Astrophysics.
Plasma astrophysics
Plasma lasers
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Table of Contents:
  • Elements of radiative quantum transitions
  • Elements of atomic spectroscopy
  • Elementary excitation processes in rarefied plasmas
  • Astrophysical rarefied gas/plasma
  • Basic elements of laser physics
  • Introduction to astrophysical lasers
  • Basics of collisionally pumped astrophysical lasers
  • Basics of optically pumped astrophysical lasers
  • Anomalous spectral effects in the Weigelt blobs of Eta Carinae
  • Astrophysical lasers on the Fe II lines
  • Astrophysical laser in the O I 8445 Å line
  • Narrowing of spectral lines in astrophysical lasers
  • Possibility of scattering feedback in astrophysical masers/lasers
  • Nonlinear optical effects in astrophysical conditions
  • Laser and interstellar communications.

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