McKenna, P. et al. (2003) Demonstration of fusion-evaporation and direct-interaction nuclear reactions using high-intensity laser-plasma-accelerated ion beams. Physical Review Letters, 91(7), art 075006. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.075006)
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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.075006
Abstract
Heavy-ion induced nuclear reactions in materials exposed to energetic ions produced from high-intensity (similar to5x10(19) W/cm(2)) laser-solid interactions have been experimentally investigated for the first time. Many of the radionuclides produced result from the creation of "compound nuclei" with the subsequent evaporation of proton, neutron, and alpha particles. Results are compared with previous measurements with monochromatic ion beams from a conventional accelerator. Measured nuclide yields are used to diagnose the acceleration of ions from laser-ablated plasma to energies greater than 100 MeV.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Singhal, Dr Ravi and Ledingham, Professor Kenneth |
| Authors: | McKenna, P., Ledingham, K., McCanny, T., Singhal, R.P., Spencer, I., Santala, M.I.K., Beg, F.N., Krushelnick, K., Tatarakis, M., Wei, M.S., Clark, E.L., Clarke, R.J., Lancaster, K.L., Norreys, P.A., Spohr, K., Chapman, R., and Zepf, M. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Physical Review Letters |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| ISSN: | 0031-9007 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1079-7114 |
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