超强激光器产生的核现象的应用
K W D Ledingham1, P McKenna, R P Singhal
1Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UK.
概括
科学家现在可以使用高功率激光来研究核物理. 本综述涵盖了激光驱动的核现象和质子,中子和同位素的产生.
科学领域:
- 核物理 核物理 核物理
- 激光技术 激光技术 激光技术
- 高能物理 高能物理
背景情况:
- 寻求利用激光功率用于核应用的探索已经跨越了四十年.
- 现代激光器,甚至是桌面系统,拥有超过全球发电的脉冲功率.
- 将强烈的激光功率集中到微米尺寸,使激光驱动的核现象成为可能.
研究的目的:
- 审查激光驱动核科学的进展.
- 探索激光产生的粒子束 (质子,中子,重离子) 的潜力.
- 讨论同位素和同位素生产中的应用.
主要方法:
- 关于高功率激光和核相互作用的科学文献的综述.
- 对激光能量聚焦在物质上的现象的分析.
- 检查粒子加速和核转换过程.
主要成果:
- 激光驱动核反应的演示.
- 激光产生的质子,中子和重离子束的特性.
- 通过激光物质相互作用有效生成同位素和同位素的证据.
结论:
- 高功率激光器是核科学研究的可行工具.
- 激光产生的光束为核反应和材料修饰提供了新的途径.
- 在核物理,医学和工业领域的应用方面存在巨大的潜力.
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