Structure and material study of dielectric laser accelerators based on the inverse Cherenkov effect

Dielectric laser accelerators(DLAs)are considered promising candidates for on-chip particle accelerators that can achieve high acceleration gradients.This study explores various combinations of dielectric materials and accelerated structures based on the inverse Cherenkov effect.The designs utilize conventional processing methods and laser parameters currently in use.We optimize the structural model to enhance the gradient of acceleration and the electron energy gain.To achieve higher acceleration gradients and energy gains,the selection of materials and structures should be based on the initial electron energy.Furthermore,we observed that the variation of the acceleration gradient of the material is different at different initial electron energies.These findings suggest that on-chip accelerators are feasible with the help of these structures and materials.

Calibration of CR-39 solid-state track detectors for study of laser-driven nuclear reactions

It is of particular interest to investigate nuclear fusion reactions generated by high-intensity lasers in plasma environments that are similar to real astrophysical conditions.We have experimentally investigated2H(d,p)3H,one of the most crucial reactions in big bang nucleosynthesis models,at the Shenguang-Ⅱlaser facility.In this work,we present a new calibration of CR-39 solidstate track detectors,which are widely employed as the main diagnostics in this type of fusion reaction experiment.We measure the dependence of the track diameter on the proton energy.It is found that the track diameters of protons with different energies are likely to be identical.We propose that in this case,the energy of the reaction products can be obtained by considering both the diameters and gray levels of these tracks.The present results would be very helpful for analyzing the2 H(d,p)3H reaction products recorded with the same batch of CR-39 solid-state track detectors.

Topology optimization of on-chip integrated laser-driven particle accelerator

Particle accelerators are indispensable tools in both science and industry.However,the size and cost of conventional RF accelerators limits the utility and scope of this technology.Recent research has shown that a dielectric laser accelerator(DLA)made of dielectric structures and driven at optical frequencies can generate particle beams with energies ranging from MeV to GeV at the tabletop level.To design DLA structures with a high acceleration gradient,we demonstrate topology optimization,which is a method used to optimize the material distribution in a specific area based on given load conditions,constraints,and performance indicators.To demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach,we propose two schemes and design several acceleration structures based on them.The optimization results demonstrate that the proposed method can be applied to structure optimization for on-chip integrated laser accelerators,producing manufacturable structures with significantly improved performance compared with previous size or shape optimization methods.These results provide new physical approaches to explore ultrafast dynamics in matter,with important implications for future laser particle accelerators based on photonic chips.

Study on γ-ray source from the resonant reaction ^19F(p,αγ)^16O at Ep=340 keV

High energyγ-ray can be used in many fields,such as nuclear resonant fluorescence,nuclear medicine imaging.One of the methods to generate high-energyγ-ray is nuclear resonant reaction.The 19F(p,αγ)16O reaction was used to generate 6.13-MeVγ-ray in this work.The angular distribution of 6.13-MeVγ-ray was measured by six LaBr3 detectors.The thick-target yield curve of 6.13-MeVγ-ray had been measured.The maximum yield was determined to be(1.85±0.01)×10^-8γ/proton,which was measured by HPGe detector and LaBr3 detector.The absolute efficiency of all the detectors was calibrated using 60Co and 27Al(p,γ)^28Si reaction at Ep=992 keV.The cross section and total resonant width of the reaction were determined to be 95.1±1.0 mb(1 b=10^-24 cm^2)andΓCM=2.21±0.22 keV,respectively.