NEUTRON-PRODUCTION FROM PICOSECOND LASER IRRADIATION OF DEUTERATED TARGETS AT INTENSITIES OF 10(19) W CM(-2)

Authors
NORREYS PA FEWS AP BEG FN BELL AR DANGOR AE LEE P NELSON MB SCHMIDT H TATARAKIS M CABLE MD
Citation
Pa. Norreys et al., NEUTRON-PRODUCTION FROM PICOSECOND LASER IRRADIATION OF DEUTERATED TARGETS AT INTENSITIES OF 10(19) W CM(-2), Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 40(2), 1998, pp. 175-182
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Plasma physics and controlled fusion → ACNP
ISSN journal
07413335
Volume
40
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
175 - 182
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(1998)40:2<175:NFPLIO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Neutron fluxes of up to 7 x 10(7) neutrons/sr were measured when plana r deuterated targets were irradiated with 1.3 ps FWHM (full width at h alf maximum) laser pulses at a wavelength of 1054 nm and focused inten sities up to 10(19) W cm(-2). The neutron energy spectra are consisten t with an angularly dispersed beam target interaction, whereas a therm onuclear source is considered unlikely.