| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Elements of radiative quantum transitions -- Elements of atomic spectroscopy -- Elementary excitation processes in rarefied plasmas -- Astrophysical rarefied gas/plasma -- Basic elements of laser physics -- Introduction to astrophysical lasers -- Basics of collisionally pumped astrophysical lasers -- Basics of optically pumped astrophysical lasers -- Anomalous spectral effects in the Weigelt blobs of Eta Carinae -- Astrophysical lasers on the Fe II lines -- Astrophysical laser in the O I 8445 Å line -- Narrowing of spectral lines in astrophysical lasers -- Possibility of scattering feedback in astrophysical masers/lasers -- Nonlinear optical effects in astrophysical conditions -- Laser and interstellar communications |
| Summary |
This book describes consistently the elements of laser science, astrophysical plasmas, modern astronomical observation techniques, and the fundamentals and properties of astrophysical lasers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-248) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Plasma lasers.
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Plasma astrophysics.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Astrophysics.
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Plasma astrophysics
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Plasma lasers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johansson, S. (Sveneric), 1942- author.
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| ISBN |
9780191563355 |
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0191563358 |
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