Characterization of a novel, short pulse laser-driven neutron source

D. Jung; K. Falk; N. Guler; O. Deppert; M. Devlin; A. Favalli; J. C. Fernandez; D. C. Gautier; M. Geissel; R. Haight; C. E. Hamilton; B. M. Hegelich; R. P. Johnson; F. Merrill; G. Schaumann; K. Schoenberg; M. Schollmeier; T. Shimada; T. Taddeucci; J. L. Tybo; S. A. Wender; C. H. Wilde; G. A. Wurden; M. Roth

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Characterization of a novel, short pulse laser-driven neutron source

D. Jung, K. Falk, N. Guler, O. Deppert, M. Devlin, A. Favalli, J. C. Fernandez, D. C. Gautier, M. Geissel, R. Haight, C. E. Hamilton, B. M. Hegelich, R. P. Johnson, F. Merrill, G. Schaumann, K. Schoenberg, M. Schollmeier, T. Shimada, T. Taddeucci, J. L. TyboS. A. Wender, C. H. Wilde, G. A. Wurden, M. Roth

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Abstract

We present a full characterization of a short pulse laser-driven neutron source. Neutrons are produced by nuclear reactions of laser-driven ions deposited in a secondary target. The emission of neutrons is a superposition of an isotropic component into 4π and a forward directed, jet-like contribution, with energies ranging up to 80 MeV. A maximum flux of 4.4 × 109 neutrons/sr has been observed and used for fast neutron radiography. On-shot characterization of the ion driver and neutron beam has been done with a variety of different diagnostics, including particle detectors, nuclear reaction, and time-of-flight methods. The results are of great value for future optimization of this novel technique and implementation in advanced applications

Original language	English
Article number	056706
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4804640
Publication status	Published - May 2013

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plasma diagnostics
plasma light propagation
plasma sources

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Condensed Matter Physics

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Jung, D., Falk, K., Guler, N., Deppert, O., Devlin, M., Favalli, A., Fernandez, J. C., Gautier, D. C., Geissel, M., Haight, R., Hamilton, C. E., Hegelich, B. M., Johnson, R. P., Merrill, F., Schaumann, G., Schoenberg, K., Schollmeier, M., Shimada, T., Taddeucci, T., ... Roth, M. (2013). Characterization of a novel, short pulse laser-driven neutron source. Physics of Plasmas, 20(5), Article 056706. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4804640

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