Photoneutron cross-section(PNCS)data are important in various current and emerging applications.Although a few sophis-ticated methods have been developed,there is still an urgent need to study the PNCS data.In this st...Photoneutron cross-section(PNCS)data are important in various current and emerging applications.Although a few sophis-ticated methods have been developed,there is still an urgent need to study the PNCS data.In this study,we propose the extraction of PNCS distributions using a combination of gamma activation and reaction yield ratio methods.To verify the validity of the proposed extraction method,experiments for generating^(62,64)Cu and^(85m,87m)Sr isotopes via laser-induced pho-toneutron reactions were performed,and the reaction yields of these isotopes were obtained.Using the proposed extraction method,the PNCS distributions of^(63)Cu and^(86)Sr isotopes(leading to^(85m)Sr isotope production)were successfully extracted.These extracted PNCS distributions were benchmarked against available PNCS data or TALYS calculations,demonstrating the validity of the proposed extraction method.Potential applications for predicting the PNCS distributions of the 30 iso-topes are further introduced.We conclude that the proposed extraction method is an effective complement to the available sophisticated methods for measuring and evaluating PNCS data.展开更多
In this paper,we propose a novel stacked laser dielectric acceleration structure.This structure is based on the inverse Cherenkov effect and represented by a parametric design formulation.Compared to existing dielectr...In this paper,we propose a novel stacked laser dielectric acceleration structure.This structure is based on the inverse Cherenkov effect and represented by a parametric design formulation.Compared to existing dielectric laser accelerators relying on the inverse Smith–Purcell effect,the proposed structure provides an extended-duration synchronous acceleration field without requiring the pulse front tilting technique.This advantage significantly reduces the required pulse duration.In addition,the easy to integrate layered structure facilitates cascade acceleration,and simulations have shown that low-energy electron beams can be cascaded through high gradients over extended distances.These practical advantages demonstrate the potential of this new structure for future chip accelerators.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFA1603300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U2230133)+2 种基金the Independent Research Project of the Key Laboratory of Plasma Physics,CAEP(No.JCKYS2021212009)the Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Nuclear Data,CIAE(No.JCKY2022201C152)Hengyang Municipal Science and Technology Project(No.202150054076).
文摘Photoneutron cross-section(PNCS)data are important in various current and emerging applications.Although a few sophis-ticated methods have been developed,there is still an urgent need to study the PNCS data.In this study,we propose the extraction of PNCS distributions using a combination of gamma activation and reaction yield ratio methods.To verify the validity of the proposed extraction method,experiments for generating^(62,64)Cu and^(85m,87m)Sr isotopes via laser-induced pho-toneutron reactions were performed,and the reaction yields of these isotopes were obtained.Using the proposed extraction method,the PNCS distributions of^(63)Cu and^(86)Sr isotopes(leading to^(85m)Sr isotope production)were successfully extracted.These extracted PNCS distributions were benchmarked against available PNCS data or TALYS calculations,demonstrating the validity of the proposed extraction method.Potential applications for predicting the PNCS distributions of the 30 iso-topes are further introduced.We conclude that the proposed extraction method is an effective complement to the available sophisticated methods for measuring and evaluating PNCS data.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12004353,11975214,11991071,11905202,and 12174350)Key Laboratory Foundation of the Sciences and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory(No.6142A04200103)Independent Scientific Research(No.JCKYS2021212011).
文摘In this paper,we propose a novel stacked laser dielectric acceleration structure.This structure is based on the inverse Cherenkov effect and represented by a parametric design formulation.Compared to existing dielectric laser accelerators relying on the inverse Smith–Purcell effect,the proposed structure provides an extended-duration synchronous acceleration field without requiring the pulse front tilting technique.This advantage significantly reduces the required pulse duration.In addition,the easy to integrate layered structure facilitates cascade acceleration,and simulations have shown that low-energy electron beams can be cascaded through high gradients over extended distances.These practical advantages demonstrate the potential of this new structure for future chip accelerators.
