Abstract
We calculate the effect of intense laser fields on nuclear decay processes, using realistic and quantitative nuclear potentials. We show that decay rates can indeed be modified by strong laser fields to some finite extent. We also predict that decays with lower decay energies are relatively easier to be modified than those with higher decay energies, due to longer tunneling paths for the laser field to act on. Furthermore, we predict that modifications to angle-resolved penetrability are easier to achieve than modifications to angle-integrated penetrability.
- Received 28 January 2019
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.99.044610
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