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Lasers and Nuclei

Applications of Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers in Nuclear Science

  • Most comprehensive and advanced book on high-intensity lasers in nuclear science and laser acceleration of particles

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 694)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
  2. Fundamentals and Equipment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XIV
    2. The Nuclear Era of Laser Interactions: New Milestones in the History of Power Compression

      • A.B. Borisov, X. Song, P. Zhang, Y. Dai, K. Boyer, C.K. Rhodes
      Pages 3-6
    3. Laser-Triggered Nuclear Reactions

      • F. Ewald
      Pages 25-45
    4. POLARIS: An All Diode-Pumped Ultrahigh Peak Power Laser for High Repetition Rates

      • J. Hein, M. C. Kaluza, R. Bödefeld, M. Siebold, S. Podleska, R. Sauerbrey
      Pages 47-66
  3. Sources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XIV
    2. Electron and Proton Beams Produced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses

      • V. Malka, J. Faure, S. Fritzler, Y. Glinec
      Pages 81-90
    3. Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration and Nuclear Activation

      • P. McKenna, K.W.D. Ledingham, L. Robson
      Pages 91-107
    4. Pulsed Neutron Sources with Tabletop Laser-Accelerated Protons

      • T. Žagar, J. Galy, J. Magill
      Pages 109-128
  4. Transmutation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XIV
    2. Laser Transmutation of Nuclear Materials

      • J. Magill, J. Galy, T. Žagar
      Pages 131-146
    3. High-brightness γ-Ray Generation for Nuclear Transmutation

      • K. Imasaki, D. Li, S. Miyamoto, S. Amano, T. Mochizuki
      Pages 147-167
    4. High-Power Laser Production of PET Isotopes

      • L. Robson, P. McKenna, T. McCanny, K.W.D. Ledingham, J.M. Gillies, J. Zweit
      Pages 191-203
  5. Nuclear Science

    1. Front Matter

      Pages I-XIV
    2. Nuclear Physics with High-Intensity Lasers

      • F. Hannachi, M.M. Aléonard, G. Claverie, M. Gerbaux, F. Gobet, G. Malka et al.
      Pages 207-216
    3. Nuclear Physics with Laser Compton γ-Rays

      • T. Shizuma, M. Fujiwara, T. Tajima
      Pages 217-229
    4. Status of Neutron Imaging

      • E.H. Lehmann
      Pages 231-249

About this book

Lasers and Nuclei describes the generation of high-energy-particle radiation with high-intensity lasers and its application to nuclear science. A basic introduction to laser--matter interaction at high fields is complemented by detailed presentations of state of the art laser particle acceleration and elementary laser nuclear experiments. The text also discusses future applications of lasers in nuclear science, for example in nuclear astrophysics, isotope generation, nuclear fuel physics and proton and neutron imaging.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany

    Heinrich Schwoerer, Burgard Beleites

  • Institute for Transuranium Elements, European Commission Joint Research Centre, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

    Joseph Magill

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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