Title :
Nuclear collisions in heteronuclear molecules driven by an ultrastrong laser field
Author :
Sokolov, Alexei V. ; Zhi, Miaochan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
Abstract :
We consider ultrashort and ultrastrong laser pulses applied to a gas of aligned heteronuclear molecules, where nuclei of different mass will acquire different velocities and collide, possibly producing fusion or emitting subattosecond bursts of X-rays.
Keywords :
X-ray production; laser beam effects; laser fusion; light propagation; nuclear fusion; gas heteronuclear molecules; nuclear collisions; ultrashort laser; ultrastrong laser field; Electrons; Gas lasers; Kinetic energy; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Motion control; Optical pulses; Plasma confinement; Plasma temperature; X-rays; 320.7120 Ultrafast phenomena; 350.2660 Fusion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628666
