In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:16:32 -0500: Hi Axil,
I didn't say I was going to do it, I suggested that you do it. :) >Solitary waves have consistently captured the imagination of scientists, >ranging from fundamental breakthroughs in spectroscopy and metrology >enabled by super continuum light, to gap solitons for dispersionless >slow-light, and discrete spatial solitons in lattices, amongst others. >Recent progress in strong Field atomic physics include impressive >demonstrations of attosecond pulses and high-harmonic generation via >photoionization of free-electrons in gases at extreme intensities of *10^^14 >W/cm2. * > > > >Soliton dynamics in the multiphoton plasma regime > > > >http://arxiv.org/pdf/1301.5748.pdf > > >On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 1:20 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:20:35 -0500: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> > If the energy of the light wave where compressed into a soliton of 1 >> >nanometer in diameter carrying a power density of 100 >> terawatts/cm2(highest >> >observed nanoplasmonic hot spot power density) would that not compress >> the >> >electric field of the light wave localized in the hot spot. >> >> I suggest you take another look at the experiment you are quoting, and >> extract >> the actual energy in the laser pulse, and the area over which it was >> spread. >> That will give you an energy flux. Since you know what the material is, >> you can >> make a guess at how many atoms absorbed the energy, and determine very >> roughly >> how much each one got. You can also calculate how much each electron would >> get >> if the pulse were absorbed by electrons. >> [snip] >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html >> >> Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
