2022/11/25 by L. P. Csernai, Csernai, L. P., I. N. Mishustin +33
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) #Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2211.14031
openalex publication_date 2022/11/25 · openalex created_date 2022/11/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Recent validation experiments on laser irradiation of polymer foils with and without implanted golden nano-particles are discussed. First we analyze characteristics of craters, formed in the target after its interaction with laser beam. Preliminary experimental results show significant production of deuterons when both the energy of laser pulse and concentration of nano-particles are high enough. We consider the deuteron production via the nuclear transmutation reactions p+C→ d+X where protons are accelerated by Coulomb field, generated in the target plasma. We argue that maximal proton energy can be above threshold values for these reactions and the deuteron yield may noticeably increase due to presence of nano-particles.