Introduction to the Theory of Laser-Atom Interactions

In response to the explosion of theories and experiments since the appearance of the first edition, the author has revised and expanded his basic text. New sections include up-to-date discussions of multiphoton ionization, and electron-atom and atom-atom scattering in laser fields, reaffirming the work's position as the standard introduction to the field.

Résumé
New sections include up-to-date discussions of multiphoton ionization, and electron-atom and atom-atom scattering in laser fields, reaffirming the work's position as the standard introduction to the field.

Contenu

1. Basic Ideas.- 2. States in a Weak Near-Resonant Laser.- 3. More General States of an Atom in a Laser Field.- 4. Spontaneous Radiation by Atoms in Lasers.- 5. Deflection of Atoms in Laser Fields and External Fields.- 6. Potential Scattering of Charged Particles in a Laser Field.- 7. Multiphoton Ionization.- 8. Electron-Atom Scattering in a Laser Field.- 9. Atom-Atom Scattering in the Field of a Laser.- Appendix: The Effect of an Adiabatically Switched Laser on an Atom with a Continuum.- Series Publications.