Intense γ-ray source in the giant-dipole-resonance range driven by 10-TW laser pulses

A. Giulietti; N. Bourgeois; T. Ceccotti; X. Davoine; S. Dobosz; P. D'Oliveira; M. Galimberti; J. Galy; A. Gamucci; D. Giulietti; L. A. Gizzi; D. J. Hamilton; E. Lefebvre; L. Labate; J. R. Marquès; P. Monot; H. Popescu; F. Réau; G. Sarri; P. Tomassini; P. Martin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.105002

Intense γ-ray source in the giant-dipole-resonance range driven by 10-TW laser pulses

A. Giulietti^*, N. Bourgeois, T. Ceccotti, X. Davoine, S. Dobosz, P. D'Oliveira, M. Galimberti, J. Galy, A. Gamucci, D. Giulietti, L. A. Gizzi, D. J. Hamilton, E. Lefebvre, L. Labate, J. R. Marquès, P. Monot, H. Popescu, F. Réau, G. Sarri, P. TomassiniP. Martin

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Abstract

A γ-ray source with an intense component around the giant dipole resonance for photonuclear absorption has been obtained via bremsstrahlung of electron bunches driven by a 10-TW tabletop laser. 3D particle-in-cell simulation proves the achievement of a nonlinear regime leading to efficient acceleration of several sequential electron bunches per each laser pulse. The rate of the γ-ray yield in the giant dipole resonance region (8<Eγ<17.5MeV) was measured, through the radio activation of a gold sample, to be 4×108 photons per joule of laser energy. This novel all-optical, compact, and efficient electron-γ source is suitable for photonuclear studies and medical uses.

Original language	English
Article number	105002
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	101
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.105002
Publication status	Published - 03 Sept 2008
Externally published	Yes

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Giulietti, A., Bourgeois, N., Ceccotti, T., Davoine, X., Dobosz, S., D'Oliveira, P., Galimberti, M., Galy, J., Gamucci, A., Giulietti, D., Gizzi, L. A., Hamilton, D. J., Lefebvre, E., Labate, L., Marquès, J. R., Monot, P., Popescu, H., Réau, F., Sarri, G., ... Martin, P. (2008). Intense γ-ray source in the giant-dipole-resonance range driven by 10-TW laser pulses. Physical Review Letters, 101(10), Article 105002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.105002

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