Ultrashort pulsed neutron source

I. Pomerantz; E. McCary; A. R. Meadows; A. Arefiev; A. C. Bernstein; C. Chester; J. Cortez; M. E. Donovan; G. Dyer; E. W. Gaul; D. Hamilton; D. Kuk; A. C. Lestrade; C. Wang; T. Ditmire; B. M. Hegelich

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.184801

Ultrashort pulsed neutron source

I. Pomerantz, E. McCary, A. R. Meadows, A. Arefiev, A. C. Bernstein, C. Chester, J. Cortez, M. E. Donovan, G. Dyer, E. W. Gaul, D. Hamilton, D. Kuk, A. C. Lestrade, C. Wang, T. Ditmire, B. M. Hegelich

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We report on a novel compact laser-driven neutron source with an unprecedented short pulse duration (<50ps) and high peak flux (>1018n/cm2/s), an order of magnitude higher than any existing source. In our experiments, high-energy electron jets are generated from thin (<3μm) plastic targets irradiated by a petawatt laser. These intense electron beams are employed to generate neutrons from a metal converter. Our method opens venues for enhancing neutron radiography contrast and for creating astrophysical conditions of heavy element synthesis in the laboratory.

Original language	English
Article number	184801
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	113
Issue number	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.184801
State	Published - 27 Oct 2014
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