"Version: 20240801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Larmor formula and a classical description of Thomson scattering -- 1.2. Elements of special relativity : inertial frames and Lorentz transformations -- 1.3. Relativistic kinematics and dynamics -- 1.4. The relativistic kinematics of Compton scattering -- 1.5. The kinematics of inverse Compton …
"Version: 20241101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. An introduction to high-intensity lasers and nonlinear quantum electrodynamics -- 1.1. Evolution of laser technology and the associated intensities -- 1.2. Going deeper into the fundamental role of the laser strength parameter -- 1.3. The phenomenology of the interaction between electrons/matter and a high-intensity la…
"Version: 20231001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Appendix A. Physics scaling of particle ring accelerators -- Appendix B. Computer codes.1. Space charge and other physics at the University of Maryland Electron Ring (UMER) -- 1.1. UMER lattice and injection -- 1.2. Emittance, space charge and betatron tune shifts -- 1.3. Closed orbit -- 1.4. Betatron resonances and space…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. The basics of laser safety. 1. Why are laser accidents still happening? / Ken Barat -- 2. Classification: a means of hazard communication / Ken Barat -- 3. Biological effects: something you should know about / Ken Barat -- 4. Laser safety terms: the language LSOs speak / Ken Barat -- 5. Risk assessment for lasers …