Single-event fast neutron time-of-flight spectrometry with a petawatt-laser-driven neutron source
fast neutrons per shot sustained over more than 200 shots at a shot-per-minute rate. Neutron time-of-flight measurements with a diamond detector at only 150 cm from the source resolved individual neutron-induced reactions at a rate consistent with simulations informed by real-time diagnostics of accompanying gammas, ions, and electrons. Combined with the recent advances in the field, this work establishes LDNSs as a promising, scalable platform for future fast neutron-induced reaction studies, particularly those involving short-lived isotopes.
Authors
- Florian Kroll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0275-9892)
- Tim Ziegler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3727-7017)
- A. Alejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6536-3828)
- Stefan Scheuren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8912-2255)
- Josefine Metzkes-Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-0662)
- J. Benlliure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5114-1298)
- Irene Prencipe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0931-1350)
- Jonas Kohl
- T. Rodríguez-González
- Martin Rehwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6200-6406)
- Sebastian Urlass
- Christian Rödel
- Christina Weiss
- J. M. Quesada
- M. A. Millán-Callado
- A. R. Junghans
- B. Fernández
- R. Beyer
- M. Roth
- C. Guerrero
- K. Zeil
- R. Štefaníková
- E. Griesmayer
- U. Schramm
- T. E. Cowan
Institutions
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (DE)
- TU Wien (AT)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (DE)
- Technische Universität Darmstadt (DE)
- Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (ES)
- Instituto de Física Corpuscular (ES)
- Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- CIVIDEC Instrumentation (Austria) (AT)
- Focus (Germany) (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
- Universidad de Sevilla (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70312-7
- Primary Topic
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
- Xunta de Galicia
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación