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Towards High-Repetition-Rate Fast Neutron Sources Using Novel Enabling Technologies

Treffert, Franziska ; Curry, Chandra B. ; Ditmire, Todd ; Glenn, Griffin D. ; Quevedo, Hernan J. ; Roth, Markus ; Schoenwaelder, Christopher ; Zimmer, Marc ; Glenzer, Siegfried H. ; Gauthier, Maxence (2022)
Towards High-Repetition-Rate Fast Neutron Sources Using Novel Enabling Technologies.
In: Instruments, 2022, 5 (4)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00020275
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Item Type: Article
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Towards High-Repetition-Rate Fast Neutron Sources Using Novel Enabling Technologies
Language: English
Date: 29 April 2022
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2022
Publisher: MDPI
Journal or Publication Title: Instruments
Volume of the journal: 5
Issue Number: 4
Collation: 21 Seiten
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00020275
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Origin: Secondary publication DeepGreen
Abstract:

High-flux, high-repetition-rate neutron sources are of interest in studying neutron-induced damage processes in materials relevant to fusion, ultimately guiding designs for future fusion reactors. Existing and upcoming petawatt laser systems show great potential to fulfill this need. Here, we present a platform for producing laser-driven neutron beams based on a high-repetition-rate cryogenic liquid jet target and an adaptable stacked lithium and beryllium converter. Selected ion and neutron diagnostics enable monitoring of the key parameters of both beams. A first single-shot proof-of-principle experiment successfully implemented the presented platform at the Texas Petawatt Laser facility, achieving efficient generation of a forward-directed neutron beam. This work lays the foundation for future high-repetition-rate experiments towards pulsed, high-flux, fast neutron sources for radiation-induced effect studies relevant for fusion science and applications that require neutron beams with short pulse duration.

Uncontrolled Keywords: high power lasers, ultra-intense laser, high repetition rate, cryogenic liquids, liquid jets, plasma physics, ion acceleration, neutron source
Status: Publisher's Version
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-202759
Classification DDC: 500 Science and mathematics > 530 Physics
600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering
Divisions: 05 Department of Physics > Institute of Nuclear Physics
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2022 09:09
Last Modified: 14 Nov 2023 19:04
SWORD Depositor: Deep Green
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/20275
PPN: 499853784
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