Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions

This book provides a thorough examination of ultra-short laser–matter interactions, detailing their effects on material transformations and new phase formations, particularly in Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions.

This book offers an insightful exploration of ultra-short laser–matter interactions, detailing the intricate atomic movements that occur under gentle excitation and the subsequent generation of extreme pressures when a laser beam is tightly focused within a transparent crystal. By examining these phenomena, the text provides a comprehensive understanding of how such interactions can lead to significant transformations in material properties.

Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions serves as a successor to the earlier work, 'Femtosecond Laser–Matter Interactions: Theory, Experiment and Applications (2011)'. Central to this book is the explanation and experimental validation of an exceptional technique that facilitates phase transformations under high-pressure conditions. This innovative approach reveals how new phases can emerge from chaotic states during cooling processes, highlighting the loss of memory of the initial state once the material transitions into plasma.

The book also delves into the creation of unique materials, such as super-dense aluminum and novel silicon phases, resulting from confined micro-explosions within pristine crystals at the laboratory scale. Additionally, it discusses recent advancements utilizing quasi-non-diffracting Bessel beams, which have applications in high-pressure material formation and micromachining. Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions is a valuable resource for those interested in cutting-edge research on extreme conditions and the development of nanostructures in a laboratory setting.