University
of Toronto
Physics Department
Quantum Optics and Condensed Matter
SPECIAL SEMINAR
FRIDAY, MAY 19TH, 2000
University
of Toronto
SPECIAL SEMINAR
FRIDAY, MAY 19TH, 2000
| Speaker : | Professor Andrew Ng
Department of Physics University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C. |
| Topic : | Studying warm dense matter with intense, femtosecond lasers |
| Time : | Friday, May 19th, 2000 at 12:10 p.m. |
| Place : | Room 408, Burton Tower 60 St. George Street / 255 Huron Street |
Abstract
Warm dense matter refers to states that cannot be described by conventional
condensed matter or plasma physics. Yet, they play a crucial role
in the
understanding of temperature effects in condensed matter as well as
non-ideal plasma effects. They are also of interest to broad areas,
including material science, inertial confinement fusion, planetary physics,
astrophysics, and high-pressure chemistry. In this lecture, I will
discuss some new and unique approaches for studying warm dense matter in
the laboratory, taking advantage of the advent in intense, femtosecond
lasers.
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Robin Marjoribanks
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