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A multi-MeV alpha particle source via proton-boron fusion driven by a 10-GW tabletop laser

Authors :
Valeriia Istokskaia
Marco Tosca
Lorenzo Giuffrida
Jan Psikal
Filip Grepl
Vasiliki Kantarelou
Stanislav Stancek
Sabrina Di Siena
Arsenios Hadjikyriacou
Aodhan McIlvenny
Yoann Levy
Jaroslav Huynh
Martin Cimrman
Pavel Pleskunov
Daniil Nikitin
Andrei Choukourov
Fabio Belloni
Antonino Picciotto
Satyabrata Kar
Marco Borghesi
Antonio Lucianetti
Tomas Mocek
Daniele Margarone
Source :
Communications Physics, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Revived interest in proton-boron fusion has been fuelled by new laser matter interaction schemes with several possible applications. The authors report on a tabletop laser experiment that observes proton-boron fusion with an emphasis on the secondary cross-section peak around 150 keV.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993650
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.48f2a7940264d2ab95702f4133cf8f5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-023-01135-x