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Observation of thermonuclear neutrons emitted from dense femtosecond plasma at moderate intensities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2002

O.V. CHUTKO ,
D.M. GOLISHNIKOV ,
V.M. GORDIENKO ,
P.M. MIKHEEV ,
A.B. SAVEL'EV ,
R.V. VOLKOV  and
V.D. SEVAST'YANOV
O.V. CHUTKO
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, International Laser Centre and Faculty of Physics, Vorob'evy gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia
D.M. GOLISHNIKOV
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, International Laser Centre and Faculty of Physics, Vorob'evy gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia
V.M. GORDIENKO
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, International Laser Centre and Faculty of Physics, Vorob'evy gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia
P.M. MIKHEEV
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, International Laser Centre and Faculty of Physics, Vorob'evy gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia
A.B. SAVEL'EV
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, International Laser Centre and Faculty of Physics, Vorob'evy gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia
R.V. VOLKOV
Affiliation:
Moscow State University, International Laser Centre and Faculty of Physics, Vorob'evy gory, 119899, Moscow, Russia
V.D. SEVAST'YANOV
Affiliation:
All-Russia Research Institute of Physicotechnical and Radio Engineering Measurements, Mendeleevo, Moscow region, 141570 Russia
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Abstract

We report on the observation of neutrons resulting from a thermonuclear reaction D + D = 3He(0.82 MeV) + n(2.45 MeV), taking place in plasma created on the surface of a modified solid-state target. The plasma was produced by a 200-fs laser pulse with intensity in excess of 1016 W/cm2 and energy of only 0.3 mJ.

Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 209 - 213
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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