Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena: Volume 7

The 7th International Workshop in the series LASER INTERACTION AND RELATED PLASMA PHENOMENA continued the high standards established by the earlier meetings in this series. It was organized under the directorship of Heinrich Hora and George H. Miley at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with Fred Schwirzke as the local organizer. These workshops have presented many "firsts" in laser plasma interactions and especially in laser fusion. Some presentations provided continuity with the past, most represented advancements; however, in some workshops, progress did not appear to be occurring as rapidly as in others. Therefore, it was a special pleasure that in the present workshop when, on October 30, 1985, Chiyoe Yamanaka disclosed a breakthrough in the generation of fusion neutrons with laser fusion targets. The 7th Workshop also continued to represent other new fields of laser-plasma interaction. The progress reported was most pronounced in the fields of X-ray lasers, laser acceleration of particles by electrostatic double layers in plasmas, and a particle beam technique to solve the geometric problem of muon-catalyzed fusion. The development of laser-plasma interactions at medium to high laser intensities may be seen in its whole complexity from a brief review of prior conferences. At the first Workshop in 1969, a comprehensive review of the field was presented by the speakers with the opening address by N.

Table of Contents:
I. High Power Lasers.- The Los Alamos KrF Laser Program.- NOVA Laser System at Ultra High Fluence Levels.- Multi-Megajoule Nd: Glass Fusion Laser Design.- II. X-Ray Lasers, Grasers, and Nuclear Pumped Lasers.- Time and Resolved Spectroscopy of X-ray Laser Experiments.- Theory and Analysis of Soft X-ray Laser Experiments.- Hydrodynamic Aspects of X-ray Laser Targets.- Dynamical Process of the Second Harmonic Emission From Pico-Second Laser Produced Plasmas.- Laser Generated X-ray Studies Relevant to Compression Diagnostics and Nuclear Level Excitation.- A Laser Amplifier Based on Conversion of Particle Beam Kinetic Energy into Optical Energy.- Kinetics of Proposed Gamma-Ray Lasers.- Recent Results from Nuclear Pumped Laser Studies: Gain Measurements in XeF.- A Compact Aerosol Core Reactor/Laser Fueled with Reflective Micropellets.- Concentrating Properties of Simple Two-Dimensional Geometries for Isotropic Light.- III. Medium Intensity and Basic Interaction Experiments.- Microwave Modeling of Moderate Power Laser-Plasma Interactions.- Time-Resolved X-ray Diagnostics for High Density Plasma Physics Studies.- Microwave and X-ray Generation from CO2 Laser Irradiated Targets.- Modeling of X-ray Emission Created by Short Wavelength Laser Target Interaction.- Wave Propagation in a Rippled Plasma.- Self-Focusing and Hydrodynamics in Laser Interaction with Underdense Plasma.- Laser Resonance Induced Plasma with Extreme Properties of Collective Coupling and Possibilities of Quasi- Superconductivity.- The Evolution of Strong Shock Waves Produced by a Trapezoidal Laser Pulse.- Study of Jet-Like Structures on Laser Irradiated Targets at 10.6ym.- Mode Coupling in Laser Produced Plasmas.- Emission Characteristics and Surface Phenomena of Laser Heated Thermionic Cathodes.- IV. Interaction Theory.- Wave Pressure and Transient Radiation Forces.- Double Layers in Laser Produced Plasmas.- Consequences of High Electric Fields in Laser Produced Plasmas.- Stimulated Raman Scattering: Comparison of Theory and Experiment.- Heavy Ion Stopping in Dense and Hot Matter.- V. Fusion Experiments.- Pellet Implosion and Interaction Studies by GEKKO XII Green Laser.- Ablatively-Driven Targets Imploded with the 24 UV Beam OMEGA System.- Generation of Long Life Plasma and Strong Magnetic Field by CO2 Laser.- NOVA Target Experiments.- The Achievement of Adiabatic Compression of D-T Fuel as a Result of Reducing Preheat.- Effect of Non-Uniform Illumination in Laser Driven Planar Targets.- Thermal Transport Experiments at 0.35pm Laser Wavelength.- Shock Wave Behavior in Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions.- Penumbral Imaging of X-rays and Neutrons.- Neutron Diagnostics for ICF Experiments.- Zone Plate Imaging of 14-MeV Neutrons.- VI. ICF Reactors.- Fusion Laser Technology Revisited.- Cascade: A High Efficiency ICF Power Reactor.- Gas Condensation Phenomena in Inertial Confinement Fusion Reaction Chambers.- Studies of an Aerosol Core Reactor/Laser’s Critical Properties.- High Intensity Particle Beams for a Muon-Catalyzed Fusion- Fission Reactor.- VII. Particle Beam Fusion.- Progress of Inertial Confinement Fusion Research by Light Ion Beam.- Laser Channel Initiation and Related Laser Plasma Production for Inertial Confinement Fusion by Light Ion Beam.- Advances in Light Ion Beams for Inertial Confinement Fusion.- Recent Results of the Light Ion Beam Program at the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe.- VIII. Fusion Developments.- Progress in Inertial Fusion.- ICF Status/Development Strategy: Development on Inertial Confinement Fusion.- Overview of Laser Experimental Programat Centre D’Etudes de Limeil-Valenton.- Analysis, Modeling, and Design of Short Wavelength Laser- Plasma Experiments.- A Multiuser Development Scenario for ICF.- IX. Laser Accelerators and Intensive Beams.- Controlled Studies of Wave-Wave Interactions in a Beat-Wave Laser Driven Plasma.- Two Dimensional Simulations of Intense Laser Irradiation of Underdense Plasmas.- Electron Acceleration and Coherent Generation of Plasma Waves by Picosecond Laser Pulses.- Experimental Studies of High Energy Ion Generation by Picosecond High Power Lasers.- High Energy Particle Acceleration by Coherent Electromagnetic Waves Propagating Across the Magnetic Field.- Experiments on a New Acceleration Mechanism of Electrons.- A Model for the Acceleration of Laser Irradiated Targets.- Plasma Jets Emitted by Unipolar Arcing from Spherical Laser Targets.- Physics of Laser-Produced Interstreaming Plasmas.- Heavy Ion Beam Transport through Liquid Lithium First Wall ICF Reactor Cavities.- Physical Phenomena Induced by Passage of Intense Electromagnetic Pulses (including CO2 lasers) Through the Atmosphere.- Attendees.- Author Index.