:applications of ultrahigh intensity lasers in nuclear science
/ Heinrich Schwoerer, Joseph Magill, Burgard Beleites (eds.)
Berlin ;New York
: Springer,
, 2006.
xiv, 254 p. , ill. , 25 cm.
(Lecture notes in physics,0075-8450
; 694.)
Proceedings of a conference held in Karlsruhe, Germany in Sept. 2004.
Print
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The nuclear era of laser interactions : new milestones in the history of power compression / A.B. Borisov ... [et al.] -- High-intensity laser-matter interaction / H. Schwoerer -- Laser-triggered nuclear reactions / F. Ewald -- POLARIS : an all diode-pumped ultrahigh peak power laser for high repetition rates / J. Hein ... [et al.] -- The megajoule laser : a high-energy-density physics facility / D. Besnard -- Electron and proton beams produced by ultrashort laser pulses / V. Malka ... [et al.] -- Laser-driven ion acceleration and nuclear activation / P. McKenna, K.W.D. Ledingham, and L. Robson -- Pulsed neutron sources with tabletop laser-accelerated protons / T. eZagar, J. Galy, and J. Magill -- Laser transmutation of nuclear materials / J. Magill, J. Galy, and T. eZagar -- High-brightness [gamma]-ray generation for nuclear transmutation / K. Imasaki ... [et al.] -- Potential role of lasers for sustainable fission energy production and transmutation of nuclear waste / C.D. Bowman and J. Magill -- High-power laser production of PET isotopes / L. Robson ... [et al.] -- Nuclear physics with high-intensity lasers / F. Hannachi ... [et al.] -- Nuclear physics with laser compton [gamma]-rays / T. Shizuma, M. Fujiwara, and T. Tajima -- Status of neutron imaging / E.H. Lehmann.