A. V. Andreev, V. M. Gordienko, A. B. Savel'ev, E. V. Tkalya, O. V. Chutko, “On the possibility of controlling the decay rate of low-lying nuclear levels upon excitation in a laser plasma”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2001, Volume 31, Number 7,Pages <nobr>567

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On the possibility of controlling the decay rate of low-lying nuclear levels upon excitation in a laser plasma

A. V. Andreev^a, V. M. Gordienko^a, A. B. Savel'ev^a, E. V. Tkalya^b, O. V. Chutko^a

^a Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics
^b Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract: The possibility of controlling the decay rate of low-lying nuclear states in a femtosecond laser plasma is demonstrated. In particular, for a ~100–500-fs laser pulse with an intensity of ~2×10¹⁶ W cm^-2, a complete suppression of the conversion decay channel can be observed in a fraction of a ²⁰¹Hg plasma expanding in vacuum.

PACS: 52.50.Jm, 23.20.Lv, 23.20.Nx

Received: 23.04.2001