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A: Atomphysik
A 19: Wechselwirkung mit VUV and X-FEL Licht
A 19.6: Talk
Thursday, March 16, 2006, 15:45–16:00, H7
Nuclear quantum optics with x-ray laser pulses — •Thomas Bürvenich1, Jörg Evers2, and Christoph Keitel2 — 1Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany — 2Max–Planck–Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
We discuss direct interactions of nuclei with super-intense laser fields and demonstrate that present and upcoming high-frequency laser facilities, especially together with a moderate acceleration of the target nuclei, do allow for resonant laser-nucleus interaction. These direct interactions may be utilized for the optical measurement of nuclear properties such as the transition frequency and the dipole moment, thus opening the field of nuclear quantum optics. As ultimate goal, one may hope that direct laser-nucleus interactions could become a versatile tool to enhance preparation, control and detection in nuclear physics. Also off-resonant laser-nucleus interactions may provide interesting insight into nuclear properties and dynamics.