Photonuclear reactions—From basic research to applications

A Zilges, DL Balabanski, J Isaak, N Pietralla - Progress in Particle and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nuclear reactions induced by photons play a vital role for very different aspects of basic
research and applications in physics. They are a key ingredient for the synthesis of nuclei in …

Physical cryptographic verification of nuclear warheads

RS Kemp, A Danagoulian… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
How does one prove a claim about a highly sensitive object such as a nuclear weapon
without revealing information about the object? This paradox has challenged nuclear arms …

[PDF][PDF] Nuclear resonance fluorescence experiments at ELI-NP

MC Aianu, V Derya, B Loher, C Matei, G Pascovici… - Roman. Rep. Phys, 2016 - eli-np.ro
The development at ELI-NP of a new laser-based Inverse Compton Scattering gamma beam
system, featuring extremely high intensities at very narrow bandwidths, opens new and …

Spent nuclear fuel incineration by fusion-driven liquid transmutator operated in real time by laser

T Tajima, A Necas, G Mourou, S Gales… - Fusion Science and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We introduce a concept of laser-generated neutrons to transmute transuranic elements
separated from spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and dissolved in a molten salt to form a subcritical …

Isotope-sensitive imaging of special nuclear materials using computer tomography based on scattering nuclear resonance fluorescence

H Lan, T Song, Z Luo, J Zhou, Z Zhu, W Luo - Physical Review Applied, 2021 - APS
The characterization and radiography of special nuclear materials (SNMs) such as
plutonium and uranium is essential in various scenarios in the context of nonproliferation …

High-resolution study of low-spin states in : Octupole excitations, clustering, and other structure features

M Spieker, S Pascu, D Bucurescu, TM Shneidman… - Physical Review C, 2018 - APS
Background: Many nuclear-structure features have been observed in actinides in recent
decades. In particular, the octupole degree of freedom has been discussed lately after the …

A very compact inverse Compton scattering gamma-ray source

D Yingchao, C Han, Z Hongze, G Qiang, T Qili… - **激光与粒子束, 2022 - hplpb.com.cn
Inverse Compton scattering X/gamma-ray source can produce quasi-monochromatic,
continuously tunable, high brightness, small spot size, polarization precisely controllable …

Photons and nuclear structure

N Pietralla - The European Physical Journal A, 2024 - Springer
Beams of photons with energies ranging from a few hundred keV to a few tens of MeV have
proven to be very usefull tools for studying a variety of nuclear structures and their …

Microscopic calculation of the electromagnetic dipole strength for 239,243 Pu isotopes

H Yakut, E Tabar, E Kemah… - Journal of Physics G …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work investigates the electric and magnetic dipole (E1 and M1) responses for 239,243
Pu isotopes based on the quasiparticle phonon nuclear model, which was complemented by …

A theoretical analysis of the electromagnetic dipole response in odd-A thorium isotopes

E Kemah, H Yakut, E Tabar, G Hoşgör… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
We here present a theoretical analysis of electric and magnetic dipole (E 1 and M 1)
resonances in the 229-233 Th isotopes. In this study, the characteristic features of M 1 and E …