  The processes of laser-assisted synthesis of Tritium nuclei and their
laser-induced decay in cold plasma in the vicinity of solid targets (Au, Ti,
Se, etc.) immersed into heavy water are experimentally realized at peak laser
intensity of 10E10-10E13 Watts per square centimeter. Initial stages of Tritium
synthesis and their laser-induced beta-decay are interpreted on the basis of
non-elastic interaction of plasma electrons having kinetic energy of 5-10 eV
with nuclei of Deuterium and Tritium, respectively.

General Physics