Title :
High-intensity Laser Induced Photo-proton Reactions
Author :
Amthor, Kay-Uwe ; Liesfeld, Ben ; Ewald, Friederike ; Schwoerer, Heinrich ; Sauerbrey, Roland ; Robson, Lynne ; McKenna, Paul ; Ledingham, Ken
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Quantum Electron., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time photo-proton nuclear reactions in various nuclei induced by a high-intensity, high repetition rate table-top laser and measure ratios of photo-proton/photo-neutron cross-sections
Keywords :
laser beam effects; nuclear reactions and scattering; photon-neutron interactions; photon-nucleus reactions; photon-proton interactions; high repetition rate table-top laser; high-intensity laser induced photo-proton reaction; photo-neutron cross-section; photo-proton cross-section; photo-proton nuclear reaction; Acceleration; Helium; Isotopes; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Neutrons; Nuclear physics; Optical pulses; Probes; Protons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549201
