Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets

KW, Ledingham; I I, Spencer; T, McCanny; RP, Singhal; MI, Santala; E, Clark; I I, Watts; FN, Beg; M, Zepf; K, Krushelnick; M, Tatarakis; AE, Dangor; PA, Norreys; R, Allott; D, Neely; RJ, Clark; AC, Machacek; JS, Wark; AJ, Cresswell; DC, Sanderson; J, Magill

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.84.899

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Photonuclear physics when a multiterawatt laser pulse interacts with solid targets

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Authors:

Ledingham KW

Spencer I I

McCanny T

Abstract

When a laser pulse of intensity 10(19) W cm(-2) interacts with solid targets, electrons of energies of some tens of MeV are produced. In a tantalum target, the electrons generate an intense highly directional gamma-ray beam that can be used to carry out photonuclear reactions. The isotopes 11C, 38K,...

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