Forward-looking insights in laser-generated ultra-intense γ-ray and neutron sources for nuclear application and science

MM Günther, ON Rosmej, P Tavana… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ultra-intense MeV photon and neutron beams are indispensable tools in many research
fields such as nuclear, atomic and material science as well as in medical and biophysical …

High-current laser-driven beams of relativistic electrons for high energy density research

ON Rosmej, M Gyrdymov, MM Günther… - Plasma Physics and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on enhanced laser driven electron beam generation in the multi MeV energy
range that promises a tremendous increase of the diagnostic potential of high energy sub …

Photonuclear production of nuclear isomers using bremsstrahlung induced by laser-wakefield electrons

HY Lan, D Wu, JX Liu, JY Zhang, HG Lu, JF Lv… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, we theoretically investigate the feasibility of using laser-wakefield accelerated
(LWFA) electrons for the photonuclear measurement of nuclear isomers according to the …

New measurements of 92Mo(γ, n) and (γ, 3n) reactions using laser-driven bremsstrahlung γ-ray

D Wu, HY Lan, JY Zhang, JX Liu, HG Lu, JF Lv… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The flux-weighted average cross sections and isomeric ratios of 92Mo (γ, n) 91m, g Mo and
92Mo (γ, 3n) 89Mo reactions were measured through activation methods. Laser-driven …

[HTML][HTML] Production of nuclear medicine radioisotopes with ultra-intense lasers

Z Sun - AIP Advances, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In the last two decades, there has been a strong research interest in producing
radioisotopes with ultra-intense lasers, as an application of laser-driven accelerators in …

Development of gated fiber detectors for laser-induced strong electromagnetic pulse environments

P Hu, ZG Ma, K Zhao, GQ Zhang, DQ Fang… - Nuclear Science and …, 2021 - Springer
With the development of laser technologies, nuclear reactions can happen in high-
temperature plasma environments induced by lasers and have attracted a lot of attention …

Experimental study of medical isotopes 62, 64Cu and 68Ga production using intense picosecond laser pulse

Z Cao, W Qi, H Lan, B Cui, X Zhang… - Plasma Physics and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Radioisotopes are indispensable agents in medical diagnosis and treatment, among which
copper-62, 64 (62, 64 Cu) and gallium-68 (68 Ga) are medical isotopes widely used in …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-high efficiency bremsstrahlung production in the interaction of direct laser-accelerated electrons with high-Z material

P Tavana, N Bukharskii, M Gyrdymov… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this work, we present a highly efficient approach to generate an ultra-high flux, high-
energy Bremsstrahlung in interaction of direct laser accelerated (DLA) electrons with a …

Nuclear photonics and nuclear isomers

DL Balabanski, W Luo - The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2024 - Springer
Nuclear photonics is a emerging field of science which combines research with new
generation γ-ray sources based on traditional and laser-based electron accelerators. Here …

Efficient production of the nuclear isomer with laser-accelerated proton beam and its astrophysical implication on production

W Fan, W Qi, J Zhang, Z Cao, H Lan, X Li, Y Xu… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Nuclear isomers play a key role in the creation of the elements in the universe and
potentially have significant applications related to the controlled release of nuclear energy …