Laser Plasma Theory and Simulation

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Introduction to the Series
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Laser plasmas	p. 1
Critical elements for laser fusion and related plasma corona physics	p. 2
Plasma Corona Physics	p. 5
Collisional absorption	p. 5
Resonance absorption	p. 10
Parametric instabilities in the plasma corona	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
Simulated Raman scattering (SRS)	p. 21
Two plasmon decay (TPD)	p. 24
Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS)	p. 27
Interaction between instabilities	p. 29
Energy Transport	p. 31
Hot electron generation and fast ion	p. 31
Electron heat transport	p. 36
Classical heat transport theory	p. 36
Heat flux limitation	p. 39
Kinetic effects on heat transport	p. 40
Fokker-Planck simulation	p. 42
Radiation heat transport	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
Radiation transport kinetics	p. 50
Coupling of radiation with matter	p. 59
Average ion model	p. 62
Rate equation	p. 66
Collisional radiative model	p. 74
X-ray generation in laser-hearted high-Z plasmas	p. 81
References	p. 85
Index	p. 93
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