Research output per year
Research output per year
Description
Dataset underpinning the results presented in the article titled, "A miniature thermal neutron source using high power lasers" published in Journal of Applied Physics (2020)
Absstract of the paper:
The continuous improvement of high power laser technologies is recasting the prospects of small-scale neutron sources to enable scientific communities and industries performing experiments that are currently offered at extensive accelerator-driven facilities. This paper reports moderation of laser-driven fast neutrons to thermal energies using a compact modular moderator assembly. A significant thermal (25 meV) flux of 106 n/sr/pulse was measured from water and plastic moderators in a proof-of-principle experiment employing a relatively moderate power laser delivering 200 J on the target in 10 ps. Using Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended simulations, the experimental results are reproduced and discussed.
Absstract of the paper:
The continuous improvement of high power laser technologies is recasting the prospects of small-scale neutron sources to enable scientific communities and industries performing experiments that are currently offered at extensive accelerator-driven facilities. This paper reports moderation of laser-driven fast neutrons to thermal energies using a compact modular moderator assembly. A significant thermal (25 meV) flux of 106 n/sr/pulse was measured from water and plastic moderators in a proof-of-principle experiment employing a relatively moderate power laser delivering 200 J on the target in 10 ps. Using Monte Carlo N-Particle eXtended simulations, the experimental results are reproduced and discussed.
| Date made available | 2020 |
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| Publisher | American Institute of Physics |
| Date of data production | 2020 |
Research output
- 1 Article
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A miniature thermal neutron source using high power lasers
Mirfayzi, S. R., Ahmed, H., Doria, D., Alejo, A., Ansell, S., Clarke, R. J., Gonzalez-Izquierdo, B., Hadjisolomou, P., Heathcote, R., Hodge, T., Martin, P., Raspino, D., Schooneveld, E., McKenna, P., Rhodes, N. J., Neely, D., Borghesi, M. & Kar, S., 01 May 2020, In: Applied Physics Letters. 116, 17, 174102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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R1696CPP: Nanorad - Ultrafast, Nano-Scale Material Response to Radiation and Applications of Ultrafast Radiation Sources
Dromey, B., Borghesi, M., Currell, F., Kar, S., Kohanoff, J., Reville, B., Riley, D., Sarri, G. & Yeung, M.
08/02/2017 → …
Project: Research
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R1639CPP: Laser-driven multi-modal probe beams for nuclear waste inspection
13/10/2016 → 31/08/2019
Project: Research
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R1304CPP: Advanced laser-ion acceleration strategies towards next generation healthcare
Borghesi, M., Kar, S., Prise, K. & Zepf, M.
01/08/2012 → 20/01/2020
Project: Research
Student theses
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Radiographic applications and control of TNSA proton beams
Author: Hodge, T., Dec 2020Supervisor: Borghesi, M. (Supervisor) & Hill, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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