Alight a beam and beaming light: A theme with variations
- Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California94720 (United States)
The interaction of light (coherent and incoherent) with charged particle beams is explored in various configurations: incoherent scattering of coherent light (laser) from an incoherent particle beam (high temperature), coherent scattering of coherent light (laser) from a {open_quotes}cold{close_quotes} (bunched) beam, femtosecond generation of particle and light beams via {open_quotes}optical slicing{close_quotes} and Thomson/Compton scattering techniques, etc. The domains of ultrashort temporal duration (femtoseconds) as well as ultrashort wavelengths (x rays and shorter), with varying degrees of coherence, are explored. The relevance to a few critical areas of research in the natural sciences, e.g., ultrafast material, chemical and biological processes, protein folding, particle phase space cooling, etc. are touched upon. All the processes discussed involve proper interpretation and understanding of coherent states of matter and radiation, as well as the quality and quantity of information and energy embedded in them. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 627798
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-971103-; ISSN 1070-664X; TRN: 98:006150
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 5, Issue 5; Conference: 39. annual meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 17-21 Nov 1997; Other Information: PBD: May 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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