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020			_a9783319006055
082			_a621.366 _bGroT
100			_aGrossmann, Frank
245			_aTheoretical Femtosecond Physics : _bAtoms and Molecules in Strong Laser Fields / _cFrank Grossmann
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_bSpringer : _aNew York , _c©2013.
300			_axv,254p.
440			_aGraduate Text in Physics :
520			_aTheoretical investigations of atoms and molecules interacting with pulsed or continuous wave lasers up to atomic field strengths on the order of 10^16 W/cm² are leading to an understanding of many challenging experimental discoveries. This book deals with the basics of femtosecond physics and goes up to the latest applications of new phenomena. The book presents an introduction to laser physics with mode-locking and pulsed laser operation. The solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation is discussed both analytically and numerically. The basis for the non-perturbative treatment of laser-matter interaction in the book is the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. The light field is treated classically, and different possible gauges are discussed. Physical phenomena, ranging from Rabi-oscillations in two-level systems to the ionization of atoms, the generation of high harmonics, the ionization and dissociation of molecules as well as the control of chemical reactions are presented and discussed on a fundamental level. In this way the theoretical background for state of the art experiments with strong and short laser pulses is given. The text is augmented by more than thirty exercises, whose worked-out solutions are given in the last chapter. Some detailed calculations are performed in the appendices. Furthermore, each chapter ends with references to more specialized literature.
650			_aOptical engineering
650			_aLaser
942			_cBK
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