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Low-energy nuclear transitions in subrelativistic laser-generated plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2008

O. Renner ,
L. Juha ,
J. Krasa ,
E. Krousky ,
M. Pfeifer ,
A. Velyhan ,
C. Granja ,
J. Jakubek ,
V. Linhart  and
T. Slavicek
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O. Renner*
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
L. Juha
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
J. Krasa
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
E. Krousky
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
M. Pfeifer
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
A. Velyhan
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
C. Granja
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Jakubek
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
V. Linhart
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
T. Slavicek
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
Z. Vykydal
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
S. Pospisil
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Kravarik
Affiliation:
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Ullschmied
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
A.A. Andreev
Affiliation:
Institute of Laser Physics, St. Petersburg, Russia
T. Kämpfer
Affiliation:
Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
I. Uschmann
Affiliation:
Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
E. Förster
Affiliation:
Institut für Optik und Quantenelektronik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Oldrich Renner, Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic. E-mail: renner@fzu.cz
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Abstract

The aim of the reported research is to contribute to investigation of new processes and methods interlinking nuclear and laser-plasma physics. With respect to requirements of nuclear experiments at medium-size high-power lasers, the selection of proper candidates for studying the excitation and decay of low-lying nuclear states is reviewed. An experimental approach to the identification of low-energy nuclear transitions is discussed, simple estimates of the 181Ta excitation yield in the laser-generated plasma provide a theoretical basis for planning future work. First tests and results of the experiments at the laser facility PALS are presented.

Keywords

Laser-produced plasmaLow-energy nuclear transitionsPhotonuclear excitationPlasma diagnosticsX- and γ-ray spectroscopy
Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , June 2008 , pp. 249 - 257
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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