1. Short-Pulse Laser-Driven Moderated Neutron Source
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Sven C. Vogel, Markus Roth, D. Cort Gautier, Juan C. Fernandez, Nikodem Mitura, and Kurt F. Schoenberg
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Physics ,QC1-999 ,Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena ,Nuclear engineering ,Nuclear Theory ,Short pulse laser ,Particle accelerator ,Laser ,01 natural sciences ,010305 fluids & plasmas ,law.invention ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Neutron source ,Neutron ,Spallation ,Nuclear Experiment ,010306 general physics - Abstract
Neutron production with laser-driven neutron sources was demonstrated. We outline the basics of laser-driven neutron sources, highlight some fundamental advantages, and quantitatively compare the neutron production at the TRIDENT laser sources with the well-established LANSCE pulsed neutron spallation source. Ongoing efforts by our team to continue development of these sources, in particular the LANSCE-ina-box instrument, are described. The promise of ultra-intense lasers as drivers for brilliant, compact, and highly efficient particle accelerators portends driving next-generation neutron sources, potentially replacing in some cases much larger conventional accelerators.
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- 2020
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