  We calculate the effect of intense laser fields on nuclear alpha decay
processes, using realistic and quantitative nuclear potentials. We show that
alpha decay rates can indeed be modified by strong laser fields to some finite
extent. We also predict that alpha 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.
