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SYKL: Symposium Kernphysik mit starken Laserfeldern

SYKL 1: Resonant laser-nucleus interactions

SYKL 1.3: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 11, 2008, 09:30–10:00, 1A

Direct interaction of nuclei with superintense laser fields — •Thomas Bürvenich — Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt, Germany

The direct interaction of nuclei with superintense laser fields is studied. While direct laser-nucleus interactions have often been dismissed, we demonstrate that present and upcoming high-frequency laser facilities do allow for resonant laser-nucleus interaction. These direct interactions may be utilized for the model-independent optical measurement of nuclear properties or the preparation and control of nuclear states [1]. We further study non-resonant direct laser-nucleus interactions such as the dynamic nuclear Stark shift [2]. While electric dipole-allowed transitions in nuclei correspond most closely to atomic quantum optics, it is shown that in nuclei non-electric-dipole transitions are promising candidates [3]. Perspectives for the field of nuclear quantum optics are given.

[1] T. J. Bürvenich, J. Evers, and C. H. Keitel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 142501 (2006)

[2] T. J. Bürvenich, J. Evers, C. H. Keitel, Phys. Rev. C 74, 044601 (2006)

[3] A. Pálffy, J. Evers, and C. H. Keitel, arXiv:0711.0015