Laser and Plasma Technologies in Materials Science: Physics and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

In the last two decades, a real revolution took place regarding the power of the laser beam (of the order of magnitude 10²¹W/cm²) and the temporal length of pulses (of the order of magnitude of atto-seconds). With such tools, one can explore the world of matter in extreme conditions, accelerate elementary particles (electron and protons, with applications in oncology), and explore non-linear optics, wave shock phenomena, and other issues at the frontiers between fundamental and applied physics. In applied physics, we can underline the study and production of nano- and micro-materials, photo-chemistry with lasers, and 1D, 2D, and 3D laser processing using robotic devices. There are also applications in spectroscopy (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy), laser metrology, and biomedical applications.

On the other hand, another goal of the present Special Issue is to review some of the main achievements in plasma physics in the last five decades from laboratory to space and astrophysical plasmas and to discuss future developments.

Paper concerning fundamental physical aspects of fluid and plasma turbulence, of magnetic field line reconnection, of shock wave dynamics, and of kinetics, especially concerning dusty plasma and nonlinear plasma phenomena, that highlight new results and novel approaches are of great interest for our Special Issue.          

It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Dorina Ticoș
Dr. Mihai Oane
Guest Editors

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