Title :
Nuclear reactions triggered by relativistic electron jets
Author :
Liesfeld, B. ; Amthor, Kay-Uwe ; Ewald, Friederike ; Schwoerer, Heinrich ; Sauerbrey, Roland ; Magill, Joseph ; Galy, Jean ; Schenkel, Roland
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
Laser generated, highly collimated multi-MeV electron jets were used to induce nuclear reactions in high-Z materials like /sup 197/Au, /sup 181/Ta and in /sup 129/I. Applications of laser-induced nuclear reactions are presented.
Keywords :
gold; iodine; optical self-focusing; plasma jets; plasma production by laser; relativistic plasmas; tantalum; /sup 129/I; /sup 181/Ta; /sup 197/Au; collimated multiMeV electron jets; high-Z materials; laser-induced nuclear reactions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
