Bücher der Reihe Scottish Graduate Series

Laser-Plasma Interactions 4 is the fourth book in a series devoted to the study of laser-plasma interactions. Subjects covered include laser light propagation, instabilities, compression and hydrodynamics, spectroscopy, diagnostics, computer code, dense plasmas, high-power lasers, X-UV sources and lasers, beat waves, and transport processes.

Written by ten leading experts in the field, Optical Computing cover topics such as optical bistability, optical interconnects and circuits, photorefractive devices, spatial light modulators, associative memory, and optical computer architectures.

The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses.

The field of ultrafast nonlinear optics is broad and multidisciplinary, and encompasses areas concerned with both the generation and measurement of ultrashort pulses of light, as well as those concerned with the applications of such pulses.

This book offers an introduction to key topics in quantum information science and quantum coherent phenomena, covering quantum retrodiction, ultracold quantum gases in optical lattices, optomechanics, quantum algorithms, quantum key distribution and much more.

With contributions from leading experts in quantum systems, this title provides an overview of the range of quantum dynamics, exploring their use and exotic behaviors. It covers specific subjects of quantum dynamics with an emphasis on simple systems where few atoms or electrons are involved. It is suitable for graduate students and physicists.

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Applications covers the fundamental and applied aspects of high power laser-plasma physics.

This book offers an introduction to key topics in quantum information science and quantum coherent phenomena, covering quantum retrodiction, ultracold quantum gases in optical lattices, optomechanics, quantum algorithms, quantum key distribution and much more.

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Applications covers the fundamental and applied aspects of high power laser-plasma physics.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of quantitative microbeam analysis (MQA). This book highlights developments relating to Auger electron spectroscopy in scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes and advances in surface analytical imaging and accelerated ion beam-surface interactions.

Presents a survey of high temperature superconductivity, discussing the adaptations of experimental and theoretical techniques and methods that take advantage of the properties of high temperature superconductors. This book features sections such as materials, mechanisms, and devices. It is suitable for researchers in condensed matter physics.

Examines the range of experimental and theoretical techniques in high pressure physics and includes computational methods. The authors focus on scientific challenges in condensed matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, synthesis and characterization of novel materials, and advanced experimental facilities and technologies.

LHC Phenomenology

With contributions from an international group of leading researchers, this accessible book examines experimental and theoretical techniques and computational methods in high-pressure physics. Highlighting applications in a range of physics disciplines¿from novel materials synthesis to planetary interiors¿it cuts across many areas and provides a solid grounding in techniques and applications. The authors focus on scientific challenges in condensed matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, synthesis and characterization of novel materials, and state-of-the-art experimental facilities and technologies.