Time of Flight Measurements for Neutrons Produced in Reactions Driven by Laser-Target Interactions at Petawatt level

S. Kisyov; F. Negoita; M. M. Gugiu; D. P. Higginson; L. Vassura; M. Borghesi; L. Bernstein; D. L. Bleuel; F. Gobet; B. L. Goldblum; A. Green; F. Hannachi; S. Kar; H. Petrascu; D. Pietreanu; L. Quentin; A. M. Schroer; M. Tarisien; M. Versteegen; O. Willi; P. Antici; J. Fuchs

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2015.11.006

Time of Flight Measurements for Neutrons Produced in Reactions Driven by Laser-Target Interactions at Petawatt level

S. Kisyov
, F. Negoita
, M. M. Gugiu
, D. P. Higginson
, L. Vassura
, M. Borghesi
, L. Bernstein
, D. L. Bleuel
, F. Gobet
, B. L. Goldblum
, A. Green
, F. Hannachi
, S. Kar
, H. Petrascu
, D. Pietreanu
, L. Quentin
, A. M. Schroer
, M. Tarisien
, M. Versteegen
, O. Willi

P. Antici, J. Fuchs

Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
LULI
Queen's University of Belfast
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Univ. Bordeaux
University of California
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
INRS-ÉMT

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Abstract

Short intense pulses of fast neutrons were produced in a two stage laser-driven experiment. Protons were accelerated by means of the Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA) method using the TITAN facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Neutrons were obtained following interactions of the protons with a secondary lithium fluoride (LiF) target. The properties of the neutron flux were studied using BC-400 plastic scintillation detectors and the neutron time of flight (nTOF) technique. The detector setup and the experimental conditions were simulated with the Geant4 toolkit. The effects of different components of the experimental setup on the nTOF were studied. Preliminary results from a comparison between experimental and simulated nTOF distributions are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-33
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	77
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2015.11.006
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	International Conference on Laser Applications at Accelerators, LANET 2015 - Mallorca, Spain Duration: 25 Mar 2015 → 27 Mar 2015

Keywords

TNSA
intense neutron flux
neutron detection
simulations

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Kisyov, S., Negoita, F., Gugiu, M. M., Higginson, D. P., Vassura, L., Borghesi, M., Bernstein, L., Bleuel, D. L., Gobet, F., Goldblum, B. L., Green, A., Hannachi, F., Kar, S., Petrascu, H., Pietreanu, D., Quentin, L., Schroer, A. M., Tarisien, M., Versteegen, M., ... Fuchs, J. (2015). Time of Flight Measurements for Neutrons Produced in Reactions Driven by Laser-Target Interactions at Petawatt level. Physics Procedia, 77, 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2015.11.006

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Time of Flight Measurements for Neutrons Produced in Reactions Driven by Laser-Target Interactions at Petawatt level

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