Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena

Since the third Workshop on "Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena" in 1973, one area within the scope of this con­ ference received increased attention: laser fusion. This possi­ bility was emphasized in February 1977 in a Seminar on US energy policies at The Hartford Graduate Center by John F. O''Leary, Head of the Federal Energy Administration, who said that "by the year 2100, ••• lase...