Detection of short lived radioisotopes as a fast diagnostic for intense laser-solid interactions

R. J. Clarke; K. W. D. Ledingham; P. McKenna; L. Robson; T. McCanny; D. Neely; O. Lundh; F. Lindau; C. -G. Wahlstrom; P. T. Simpson; M. Zepf

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Detection of short lived radioisotopes as a fast diagnostic for intense laser-solid interactions

R. J. Clarke, K. W. D. Ledingham, P. McKenna, L. Robson, T. McCanny, D. Neely, O. Lundh, F. Lindau, C. -G. Wahlstrom, P. T. Simpson, M. Zepf

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As a diagnostic of high-intensity laser interactions (> 10(19) W cm(-2)), the detection of radioactive isotopes is regularly used for the characterization of proton, neutron, ion, and photon beams. This involves sample removal from the interaction chamber and time consuming post shot analysis using NaI coincidence counting or Ge detectors. This letter describes the use of in situ detectors to measure laser-driven (p,n) reactions in Al-27 as an almost real-time diagnostic for proton acceleration. The produced Si-27 isotope decays with a 4.16 s half-life by the predominantly beta+ emission, producing a strong 511 keV annihilation peak.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141117
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	89
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2358940
Publication status	Published - 2 Oct 2006

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aluminium
proton accelerators
laser beam applications
particle detectors
radioisotopes

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Detection of short lived radioisotopes as a fast diagnostic for intense laser-solid interactions

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