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14Complex Systems of Charged Particles and their Interactions with Electromagnetic Radiation 2017
TOWARD LOW ENERGY NUCLEAR PHYSICS WITH TERAWATT LASERS
A.Savel'ev1, I.Tsymbalov1, D.Gorlova1, I.Mordvincev1, S.Shulyapov1, 1 2 2 2 K.Ivanov , V.Nedorezov , A.Turinge , A.Rusakov
'International Laser Center & Faculty of Physics Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow,
Russia
2 Institute of Nuclear Research RAS, Moscow, Russia
We consider feasibility to make nuclear related studies using table-top terawatt femtosecond lasers. The key emphasis is on such processes as photo induced near threshold nuclear reactions and
positron production. We present numerical simulations using GEANT 4.0 package supporting our
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estimates. We also present our experimental study of gamma production at laser intensities of 10 W/cm . Special technique with artificial prepulse allows generating gammas with energies up to 10 MeV.
