TY - JOUR
T1 - Laser based neutron spectroscopy
AU - Kishon, I.
AU - Kleinschmidt, A.
AU - Schanz, V. A.
AU - Tebartz, A.
AU - Noam, O.
AU - Fernandez, J. C.
AU - Gautier, D. C.
AU - Johnson, R. P.
AU - Shimada, T.
AU - Wurden, G. A.
AU - Roth, M.
AU - Pomerantz, I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2019/7/11
Y1 - 2019/7/11
N2 - Great progress has been made in recent years in realizing compact, laser-based neutron generators. These devices, however, were inapplicable for conducting neutron absorption spectroscopy because of the electromagnetic noise produced by the interaction of a strong laser field with matter. To overcome this limitation, we developed a novel neutron time-of-flight detector, largely immune to electromagnetic noise. The detector is based on a plastic scintillator, only a few-millimeters in size, coupled with a silicon photo-multiplier by a long light-guiding fiber. Using this detector, we demonstrated for the first time laser-based fast neutron spectroscopy. This achievement paves the way to realizing compact neutron radiography systems for research, security, and commercial applications, and introduces new prospects for probing the temperature of matter under extreme conditions and for inertial confinement fusion diagnostics.
AB - Great progress has been made in recent years in realizing compact, laser-based neutron generators. These devices, however, were inapplicable for conducting neutron absorption spectroscopy because of the electromagnetic noise produced by the interaction of a strong laser field with matter. To overcome this limitation, we developed a novel neutron time-of-flight detector, largely immune to electromagnetic noise. The detector is based on a plastic scintillator, only a few-millimeters in size, coupled with a silicon photo-multiplier by a long light-guiding fiber. Using this detector, we demonstrated for the first time laser-based fast neutron spectroscopy. This achievement paves the way to realizing compact neutron radiography systems for research, security, and commercial applications, and introduces new prospects for probing the temperature of matter under extreme conditions and for inertial confinement fusion diagnostics.
KW - Fast neutron resonance radiography
KW - Laser plasma
KW - Neutron generators
KW - Neutron spectroscopy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.062
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2019.04.062
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AN - SCOPUS:85064448810
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 932
SP - 27
EP - 30
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
ER -