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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.

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Author:   Heinrich Schwoerer ,  Joseph Magill ,  Burgard Beleites
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2006 ed.
Volume:   694
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9783540302711

ISBN 10:   3540302719
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   22 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Fundamentals and Equipment.- The Nuclear Era of Laser Interactions: New Milestones in the History of Power Compression.- High-Intensity Laser–Matter Interaction.- Laser-Triggered Nuclear Reactions.- POLARIS: An All Diode-Pumped Ultrahigh Peak Power Laser for High Repetition Rates.- The Megajoule Laser – A High-Energy-Density Physics Facility.- Sources.- Electron and Proton Beams Produced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses.- Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration and Nuclear Activation.- Pulsed Neutron Sources with Tabletop Laser-Accelerated Protons.- Transmutation.- Laser Transmutation of Nuclear Materials.- High-brightness ?-Ray Generation for Nuclear Transmutation.- Potential Role of Lasers for Sustainable Fission Energy Production and Transmutation of Nuclear Waste.- High-Power Laser Production of PET Isotopes.- Nuclear Science.- Nuclear Physics with High-Intensity Lasers.- Nuclear Physics with Laser Compton ?-Rays.- Status of Neutron Imaging.

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