by
Adriana Palffy, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Heidelberg
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Europe/Berlin
Bldg. 25b, room 109
Bldg. 25b, room 109
Description
The interaction of intense laser pulses with atomic nuclei leads to a
number of directly and indirectly driven nuclear processes. We address
the direct laser-nucleus coupling, considering the advent of new
generation coherent light sources, and the de-excitation of isomeric
nuclear levels triggered by photon absorption or electron capture. The
prospects for experimental realization of these phenomena by upcoming
intense high-frequency radiation sources are discussed.