Advanced scheme for high-yield laser driven nuclear reactions

D. Margarone; A. Picciotto; A. Velyhan; J. Krasa; M. Kucharik; A. Mangione; A. Szydlowsky; A. Malinowska; G. Bertuccio; Y. Shi; M. Crivellari; J. Ullschmied; P. Bellutti; G. Korn

doi:10.1088/0741-3335/57/1/014030

Advanced scheme for high-yield laser driven nuclear reactions

D. Margarone^*, A. Picciotto, A. Velyhan, J. Krasa, M. Kucharik, A. Mangione, A. Szydlowsky, A. Malinowska, G. Bertuccio, Y. Shi, M. Crivellari, J. Ullschmied, P. Bellutti, G. Korn

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Abstract

The use of a low contrast nanosecond laser pulse with a relatively low intensity (3 × 10¹⁶ W cm^-2) allowed the enhancing of the yield of induced nuclear reactions in advanced solid targets. In particular the 'ultraclean' proton-boron fusion reaction, producing energetic alpha particles without neutron generation, was chosen. A spatially well-defined layer of boron dopants in a hydrogen-enriched silicon substrate was used as a target. A combination of the specific target composition and the laser pulse temporal shape allowed the enhancing of the yield of alpha particles up to 10⁹ per steradian. This result can be ascribed to the interaction of the long-laser pre-pulse with the target and to the optimal target geometry and composition.

Original language	English
Article number	014030
Journal	Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Volume	57
Issue number	1
Early online date	28 Nov 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/57/1/014030
Publication status	Published - 01 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Laser fusion
Laser plasma
Nuclear reaction

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Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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Margarone, D., Picciotto, A., Velyhan, A., Krasa, J., Kucharik, M., Mangione, A., Szydlowsky, A., Malinowska, A., Bertuccio, G., Shi, Y., Crivellari, M., Ullschmied, J., Bellutti, P., & Korn, G. (2015). Advanced scheme for high-yield laser driven nuclear reactions. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 57(1), Article 014030. https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/57/1/014030

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