Towards a novel laser-driven method of exotic nuclei extraction-acceleration for fundamental physics and technology

Nishiuchi, Mamiko*; Sakaki, Hironao*; Esirkepov, T. Zh.*; Nishio, Katsuhisa; Pikuz, T. A.*; Faenov, A. Ya.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Orlandi, R.; Pirozhkov, A. S.*; Sagisaka, Akito*; et al.

Plasma Physics Reports, 42(4), p.327 - 337, 2016/04

https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X1604005X

A combination of a petawatt laser and nuclear physics techniques can crucially facilitate the measurement of exotic nuclei properties. With numerical simulations and laser-driven experiments we show prospects for the Laser-driven Exotic Nuclei extraction-acceleration method proposed in [M. Nishiuchi et al., Phys. Plasmas 22, 033107 (2015)]: a femtosecond petawatt laser, irradiating a target bombarded by an external ion beam, extracts from the target and accelerates to few GeV highly charged short-lived heavy exotic nuclei created in the target via nuclear reactions.

Development of an apparatus for characterization of cluster-gas targets for laser-driven particle accelerations

Jinno, Satoshi; Fukuda, Yuji; Sakaki, Hironao; Yogo, Akifumi; Kanasaki, Masato; Kondo, Kiminori; Faenov, A. Y.; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Pikuz, T.; Boldarev, A. S.*; et al.

Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science XI; Springer Series in Chemical Physics, Vol.109, p.215 - 233, 2015/00

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06731-5_10

Clusters formed in supersonic gas expansion through a three-staged conical nozzle have been verified by measuring the angular distribution of the light scattered from cluster target. The size distirbutions of the clusters are calculated based on the Mie theory. The reliability of the size measurement is verified to be an experimental error of 10% using standard particles. The mean sizes of CO clusters for the cases of CO/H and CO/He mixed-gas targets are estimated to be 0.26 m and 0.22 m, respectively. For the CO/H, the cluster density is estimated to be 5.5 clusters/cm by measuring the attenuation of the laser beam intensity. Furthermore, total gas density profiles are obtained via the Abel inversion from the phase shift of the light passing through the target using an interferometer. The variation of the cluster mass fraction along the radial direction of the target is almost constant, which is consistent with a Boldarev's model.

Characterization of submicron-sized CO clusters formed with a supersonic expansion of a mixed-gas using a three-staged nozzle

Jinno, Satoshi; Fukuda, Yuji; Sakaki, Hironao; Yogo, Akifumi; Kanasaki, Masato; Kondo, Kiminori; Faenov, A. Ya.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Pikuz, T.; Boldarev, A. S.*; et al.

Applied Physics Letters, 102(16), p.164103_1 - 164103_4, 2013/04

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802915

The size of CO clusters, produced in a supersonic expansion of a mixed-gas of CO/He or CO/H through a three-staged conical nozzle designed based on the Boldarev's model, has been evaluated by measuring the angular distribution of light scattered from the clusters. The data are analyzed utilizing the Mie scattering theory, and the sizes of CO clusters are estimated as 0.22 m and 0.25 m for the cases of CO/He and CO/H gas mixtures, respectively. The results confirm that the Boldarev's model is reliable enough for the production of micron-sized clusters.

Two-temperature warm dense matter produced by ultrashort Extreme Vacuum Ultraviolet-Free Electron Laser (EUV-FEL) pulse

Inogamov, N. A.*; Faenov, A. Ya.*; Zhakhovsky, V. V.*; Pikuz, T. A.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Petrov, Y. V.*; Khokhlov, V. A.*; Shepelev, V. V.*; Anisimov, S. I.*; Fortov, V. E.*; et al.

Contributions to Plasma Physics, 51(5), p.419 - 426, 2011/06

https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.201110013

Warm dense matter, arising under the action of ultrashort EUV-FEL pulse onto LiF dielectric crystal, is characterized by high temperature of conduction electrons, with their number density achieving values of the order of atom number density at maximum laser fluences in our experiments. Expansion of matter, heated and pressurized through the electron-ion energy exchange, gives rise to the spallative ablation at small fluences and gaseous outflow from a target in the case of large fluences. Ablation threshold is low in comparison with a longer nanosecond XRL.

Nanoscale surface modifications and formation of conical structures at aluminum surface induced by single shot exposure of soft X-ray laser pulse

Ishino, Masahiko; Faenov, A. Ya.*; Tanaka, Momoko; Hasegawa, Noboru; Nishikino, Masaharu; Tamotsu, Satoshi*; Pikuz, T. A.*; Inogamov, N. A.*; Zhakhovskii, V. V.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; et al.

Journal of Applied Physics, 109(1), p.013504_1 - 013504_6, 2011/01

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3525980

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Application of snow nanograin targets for the generation of fast ions in femtosecond laser plasma

Faenov, A. Y.; Magunov, A. I.*; Pikuz, S. A.*; Gasilov, S. V.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Palchan, T.*; Zigler, A.*; Henis, Z.*

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 107(3), p.351 - 355, 2008/09

Phase-contrast imaging of nanostructures by soft X rays from a femtosecond-laser plasma

Gasilov, S. V.*; Faenov, A. Y.; Pikuz, T. A.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Calegari, F.*; Vozzi, C.*; Nisoli, M.*; Sansone, G.*; Valentini, G.*; De Silvestri, S.*; et al.

JETP Letters, 87(5), p.238 - 242, 2008/03

https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364008050032

Surface nanodeformations caused by ultrashort laser pulse

Inogamov, N. A.*; Zhakhovsky, V. V.*; Ashitkov, S.*; Eminov, Yu.*; Faenov, A.*; Petrov, Y. V.*; Khokhlov, V.*; Ishino, Masahiko; Demaske, B.*; Tanaka, Momoko; et al.

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Identification of the micro-sized cluster by Mie scattering

Jinno, Satoshi; Fukuda, Yuji; Sakaki, Hironao; Yogo, Akifumi; Kanasaki, Masato; Kondo, Kiminori; Faenov, A. Ya.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Pikuz, T.; Boldarev, A. S.*; et al.

no journal, , 

We perform the laser driven ion acceleration using a gas jet target including large sized clusters which is formed by the special nozzle designed based on the Boldarev's model. The information of the cluster size and the gas jet profile is necessary for the investigation of the ion acceleration mechanism and the optimization of the acceleration condition. Therefore, we have developed a target diagnosis apparatus applying Mie scattering and interferometry. The sub-micron sized CO clusters were verified by measuring the angular distribution of the scattering light from the gas jet of the mixture gas of CO (30%) and H (70%). Moreover, the gas density profile was obtained by using the interferometer.

Discussion of gas density dependence in the cluster size evaluation using Mie scattering

Jinno, Satoshi; Fukuda, Yuji; Sakaki, Hironao; Yogo, Akifumi; Kanasaki, Masato; Kondo, Kiminori; Faenov, A. Ya.*; Skobelev, I. Yu.*; Pikuz, T.; Boldarev, A. S.*; et al.

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We have achieved high-energy ion generation in the laser driven ion acceleration using cluster-gas targets, which has been prepared by using the nozzle specially designed based on the Boldarev's model. However, a characterization of the cluster-gas targets is not sufficient to further investigate the ion acceleration mechanism and optimize the acceleration condition. In present work, the target diagnosis apparatus applying Mie scattering and interferometry has been developed. The sub-micron sized CO clusters were verified by measuring the angular distribution of the scattering light from the mixed gas target of CO (30%) and H (70%). Moreover, the gas density profile was obtained by the interferometry. We will discuss the relation between gas density and a cluster size in the presentation.