Electron dynamics in transparent materials under high-intensity laser irradiation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8190, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Brenk, Oliver ^a   Rethfeld, Bärbel ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boltzmann kinetic approach; collision integrals; dielectrics; distribution function; femtosecond laser absorption; laser damage threshold; multiple rate equation; theory

Indexed keywords

COLLISION INTEGRAL; FEMTO-SECOND LASER; KINETIC APPROACH; LASER DAMAGE THRESHOLD; RATE EQUATIONS; THEORY;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; IRRADIATION; LASER DAMAGE; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 84856347505     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.899189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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