POSITRON AND GAMMA-PHOTON PRODUCTION AND NUCLEAR-REACTIONS IN CASCADEPROCESSES INITIATED BY A SUB-TERAWATT FEMTOSECOND LASER

Authors
SHKOLNIKOV PL KAPLAN AE PUKHOV A MEYERTERVEHN J
Citation
Pl. Shkolnikov et al., POSITRON AND GAMMA-PHOTON PRODUCTION AND NUCLEAR-REACTIONS IN CASCADEPROCESSES INITIATED BY A SUB-TERAWATT FEMTOSECOND LASER, Applied physics letters, 71(24), 1997, pp. 3471-3473
Citations number
29
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
71
Issue
24
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3471 - 3473
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1997)71:24<3471:PAGPAN>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We demonstrate theoretically that sub-terawatt lasers are capable of p roducing, through specially arranged cascade processes in optimal targ ets, substantial amounts of nuclear radiation (positrons, gamma-photon s, neutrons, and fission fragments). (C) 1997 American Institute of Ph ysics. [S0003-6951(97)02350-4].