Nuclear Optics

Nuclear quantum optics with x-ray laser pulses.

The direct interaction of nuclei with superintense laser fields is studied. We show that present and upcoming high-frequency laser facilities, especially together with a moderate acceleration of the target nuclei to match photon and transition frequency, do allow for resonant laser-nucleus interaction. These direct interactions may be utilized for the model-independent optical measurement of nu...

Nuclear Shadowing and the Optics of Hadronic Fluctuations

A coordinate space description of shadowing in deep-inelastic lepton-nucleus scattering is presented. The picture in the laboratory frame is that of quark-gluon fluctuations of the high-energy virtual photon, propagating coherently over large light-cone distances in the nuclear medium. We discuss the detailed dependence of the coherence effects on the invariant mass of the fluctuation. We comme...

Hiding an elephant into a matchbox with transformation optics

Based on transformation optics‎, ‎we propose an illusion device that can make‎ ‎objects look much smaller and different than they actually are‎. ‎In particular‎, ‎the device has a capability to hide a large object (like an elephant) into a‎ ‎small one (like a matchbox)‎. ‎Compared to previous proposals for illusion‎ ‎devices‎, ‎there is no requirement for negative refractive index or for spee...

CAD in light optics and electron optics

In 1854 J. C. Maxwell devised his fish-eye lens a sphere with a radially diminishing refractive index [*1. The optical characteristics of this lens, which can produce aperfect image of an object, as the computer plot above suggests, are fairly easy to calculate analytically. This is not generally the case with optical elements of varying refractive index as used today for data transmission. The...

UWFDM-1310 Nuclear Assessment of Final Optics of a KrF Laser Driven Fusion Power Plant