Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

1. Medium Intensity and Basic Interaction Experiments

   1. Laser Resonance Induced Plasma with Extreme Properties of Collective Coupling and Possibilities of Quasi-Superconductivity

      • Heinrich Hora, William C. Stwalley, Paul D. Kleiber, John T. Bahns, James P. Sheerin

      Pages 271-277

   2. The Evolution of Strong Shock Waves Produced by a Trapezoidal Laser Pulse

      • S. Eliezer, A. Loeb, A. Zibler, A. Arad, A. Ludmirsky, Y. Gazit et al.

      Pages 279-288

   3. Study of Jet-Like Structures on Laser Irradiated Targets at 10.6 μm

      • Y. Sudera, E. R. Wooding, D. Brown

      Pages 289-298

   4. Mode Coupling in Laser Produced Plasmas

      • H. A. Baldis, D. M. Villeneuve, C. J. Walsh

      Pages 299-306

   5. Emission Characteristics and Surface Phenomena of Laser Heated Thermionic Cathodes

      • P. E. Oettinger, I. Bursuc

      Pages 307-314

2. Interaction Theory

   1. Wave Pressure and Transient Radiation Forces

      • Peter Mulser

      Pages 315-327

   2. Double Layers in Laser Produced Plasmas

      • S. Eliezer, H. Hora, A. Ludmirsky, A. Loeb, B. Arad, A. Borowitz et al.

      Pages 329-346

   3. Consequences of High Electric Fields in Laser Produced Plasmas

      • H. Hora, S. Eliezer, F. J. M. Farley, A. K. Ghatak, M. P. Goldsworthy, F. Green et al.

      Pages 347-369

   4. Stimulated Raman Scattering: Comparison of Theory and Experiment

      • R. L. Berger, Gar. E. Busch, E. F. Gabl, R. J. Schroeder, C. L. Shepard, J. A. Tarvin

      Pages 371-382

   5. Heavy Ion Stopping in Dense and Hot Matter

      • C. Deutsch, X. Garbet, G. Maynard

      Pages 383-394

3. Fusion Experiments

   1. Pellet Implosion and Interaction Studies by Gekko XII Green Laser

      • C. Yamanaka, S. Nakai, T. Yamanaka, Y. Izawa, K. Mima, K. Nishihara et al.

      Pages 395-419

   2. Ablatively-Driven Targets Imploded with the 24 UV Beam Omega System

      • M. C. Richardson, P. W. McKenty, F. J. Marshall, C. P. Verdon, J. M. Soures, R. L. McCrory et al.

      Pages 421-448

   3. Generation of Long Life Plasma and Strong Magnetic Field by CO2 Laser

      • S. Nakai, H. Daido, M. Fujita, K. Terai, F. Miki, K. Nishihara et al.

      Pages 449-468

   4. Nova Target Experiments

      • R. Paul Drake

      Pages 469-476

   5. The Achievement of Adiabatic Compression of D-T Fuel as a Result of Reducing Preheat

      • R. R. Johnson

      Pages 477-493

   6. Effect of Non-Uniform Illumination in Laser Driven Planar Targets

      • Bernard Meyer, Alain Saleres, Alain Decoster

      Pages 495-504

   7. Thermal Transport Experiments at 0.35 µm Laser Wavelength

      • D. Juraszek, M. Bernard, D. Billon, J. L. Bocher, P. A. Holstein, J. P. Le Breton et al.

      Pages 505-520

   8. Shock Wave Behavior in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions

      • D. R. Welch, G. H. Miley

      Pages 521-529

   9. Penumbral Imaging of X-Rays and Neutrons

      • K. A. Nugent, B. Luther-Davies, A. Perry

      Pages 531-544

   10. Neutron Diagnostics for ICF Experiments

       • H. Kislev, G. H. Miley

       Pages 545-558

The 7th International Workshop in the series LASER INTERACTION AND RELATED PLASMA PHENOMENA continued the high standards established by the earlier meetings in this series. It was organized under the directorship of Heinrich Hora and George H. Miley at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with Fred Schwirzke as the local organizer. These workshops have presented many "firsts" in laser plasma interactions and especially in laser fusion. Some presentations provided continuity with the past, most represented advancements; however, in some workshops, progress did not appear to be occurring as rapidly as in others. Therefore, it was a special pleasure that in the present workshop when, on October 30, 1985, Chiyoe Yamanaka disclosed a breakthrough in the generation of fusion neutrons with laser fusion targets. The 7th Workshop also continued to represent other new fields of laser-plasma interaction. The progress reported was most pronounced in the fields of X-ray lasers, laser acceleration of particles by electrostatic double layers in plasmas, and a particle beam technique to solve the geometric problem of muon-catalyzed fusion. The development of laser-plasma interactions at medium to high laser intensities may be seen in its whole complexity from a brief review of prior conferences. At the first Workshop in 1969, a comprehensive review of the field was presented by the speakers with the opening address by N.

• design
• electromagnetic wave
• electrons
• energy
• fission
• fusion
• glass
• ion
• microwave
• model
• modeling
• neutron
• resonance
• scattering
• simulation

• The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia

  Heinrich Hora

• University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

  George H. Miley

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