Advances in laser-driven neutron sources and applications

A Yogo, Y Arikawa, Y Abe, SR Mirfayzi… - The European Physical …, 2023 - Springer
Laser-driven neutron source (LDNS) is attracting interest for several reasons including (i)
compactness of the source,(ii) neutron pulse shortness and (iii) transportability of laser …

Demonstration of non-destructive and isotope-sensitive material analysis using a short-pulsed laser-driven epi-thermal neutron source

M Zimmer, S Scheuren, A Kleinschmidt, N Mitura… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Neutrons are a valuable tool for non-destructive material investigation as their interaction
cross sections with matter are isotope sensitive and can be used complementary to x-rays …

MeV proton acceleration at kHz repetition rate from ultra-intense laser liquid interaction

JT Morrison, S Feister, KD Frische… - New Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser acceleration of ions to≳ MeV energies has been achieved on a variety of Petawatt
laser systems, raising the prospect of ion beam applications using compact ultra-intense …

Laser driven nuclear physics at ELINP

F Negoita, M Roth, PG Thirolf, S Tudisco… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
LASER DRIVEN NUCLEAR PHYSICS AT ELINP Page 1 Romanian Reports in Physics, Vol. 68,
Supplement, P. S37–S144, 2016 LASER DRIVEN NUCLEAR PHYSICS AT ELINP F …

Fast neutron generation with few-cycle, relativistic laser pulses at 1 Hz repetition rate

K Osvay, PK Singh, P Varmazyar, M Füle, T Gilinger… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Laser-driven deuterons generate neutrons with a mean energy of 2.5 MeV, through the 2H
(d, n) fusion reaction in a deuterated polyethylene (dPE) tablet. The deuterium ions are …

Advanced laser-driven ion sources and their applications in materials and nuclear science

M Passoni, FM Arioli, L Cialfi… - Plasma Physics and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The investigation of superintense laser-driven ion sources and their potential applications
offers unique opportunities for multidisciplinary research. Plasma physics can be combined …

Single shot radiography by a bright source of laser-driven thermal neutrons and x-rays

A Yogo, SR Mirfayzi, Y Arikawa, Y Abe… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Thermal neutron (∼ 25 meV) beam is a powerful tool for investigating the structure and
properties of materials used in science and technology. A laser-driven neutron source …

Detailed characterization of kHz-rate laser-driven fusion at a thin liquid sheet with a neutron detection suite

BM Knight, CM Gautam, CR Stoner… - High Power Laser …, 2024 - cambridge.org
We present detailed characterization of laser-driven fusion and neutron production
(proportional counter and a set of 36 bubble detectors. Time-of-flight analysis of the …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme brightness laser-based neutron pulses as a pathway for investigating nucleosynthesis in the laboratory

SN Chen, F Negoita, K Spohr, E d'Humières… - Matter and Radiation …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
With the much-anticipated multi-petawatt (PW) laser facilities that are coming online, neutron
sources with extreme fluxes could soon be in reach. Such sources would rely on spallation …

Towards high-repetition-rate fast neutron sources using novel enabling technologies

F Treffert, CB Curry, T Ditmire, GD Glenn, HJ Quevedo… - Instruments, 2021 - mdpi.com
High-flux, high-repetition-rate neutron sources are of interest in studying neutron-induced
damage processes in materials relevant to fusion, ultimately guiding designs for future …