Laser induced nuclear reactions
Journal Article
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· AIP Conference Proceedings
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Dramatic improvements in laser technology since 1984 have revolutionised high power laser technology. Application of chirped-pulse amplification techniques has resulted in laser intensities in excess of 10{sup 19} W/cm{sup 2}. In the mid to late eighties, C. K. Rhodes and K. Boyer discussed the possibility of shining laser light of this intensity onto solid surfaces and to cause nuclear transitions. In particular, irradiation of a uranium target could induce electro- and photofission in the focal region of the laser. In this paper it is shown that {mu}Ci of {sup 62}Cu can be generated via the ({gamma},n) reaction by a laser with an intensity of about 10{sup 19} Wcm{sup -2}.
- OSTI ID:
- 21202467
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 454, Issue 1; Conference: 9. international symposium on resonance ionization spectroscopy: New directions and applications, Manchester (United Kingdom), 21-25 Jun 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.57192; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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