The Nuclear Epoch of Laser Interactions

The history of power compression is a series of developmental epochs that are (1) characteristically marked by a technological breakthrough and (2) generally separated by a factor of approx10{sup 10} in power density. Based on new advances in high-power coherent x-ray technology, the transition to a...

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Published in:AIP conference proceedings 2009-12, Vol.1197 (1)
Main Authors: Borisov, Alex B., Khan, Shahab F., Poopalasingam, Sankar, McCorkindale, John C., Zhao, Ji, Boguta, John, Longworth, James W., Racz, Ervin, KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, EURATOM Association, P.O. Box 49, 1525 Budapest, Rhodes, Charles K., Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7062, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7042, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607-7053
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BINDING ENERGY
COMPRESSION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY
FINE STRUCTURE
GASERS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LASER RADIATION
MATTER
NUCLEAR MATTER
NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEAR STRUCTURE
PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS
POWER DENSITY
RADIATIONS
X RADIATION
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Summary:The history of power compression is a series of developmental epochs that are (1) characteristically marked by a technological breakthrough and (2) generally separated by a factor of approx10{sup 10} in power density. Based on new advances in high-power coherent x-ray technology, the transition to a new nuclear epoch of laser interactions is presently commencing. Chief outcomes foreseen are (1) the generation of power densities in the 10{sup 28}-10{sup 30} W/cm{sup 3} realm, (2) the controlled induction of nuclear interactions, and (3) the production of new states and forms of nuclear matter.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3275687