Ultraintense, Relativistic, Laser-Atom Physics

这项研究解决了原子与光在从1017W/cm2到1019W/cm2的极非微扰超高激光强度范围内相互作用的问题。这门科学与许多主题有直接关系，包括新的多电子现象，非微扰磁场-原子相互作用，相对论连续动力学，强场物理中半经典WKB近似的崩溃，以及激光-原子相互作用的高能辐射。方案中的原子物理和激光技术直接影响到第四代XUV和X射线辐射光源，应用范围广泛，从设备光刻到单分子X射线衍射。该提案的教育部分针对高中生和大学生对物理的看法，并解决了现实世界中电子教学资源背后的新教育法。

This research addresses the question of atoms interacting with light in a radically nonperturbative, ultrahigh laser intensity range from 1017 W/cm2 to 1019 W/cm2. The science has direct bearing on a number of topics, including new multi-electron phenomena, nonperturbative magnetic field-atom interactions, relativistic continuum dynamics, the breakdown of the semiclassical WKB approximation in strong field physics, and high-energy radiation from laser-atom interactions. The atomic physics and laser technology in the proposal has a direct impact on fourth generation XUV and X-ray radiation light sources, with applications as wide-ranging as device lithography and single molecule x-ray diffraction. The education component of the proposal is directed toward high-school and college student perceptions of physics and addresses the new pedagogy behind real-world, electronic teaching resources.