A new research article in the frame of COST Action PROBONO by M. Huault, T. Carrière, H. Larreur, Ph. Nicolaï, D. Raffestin, D. Singappuli, E. D'Humieres, D. Dubresson, K. Batani, M. Cipriani, F. Filippi, M. Scisciò, C. Verona, L. Giuffrida, V. Kantarelou, S. Stancek, N. Boudjema, R. Lera, J. A. Pérez-Hernández, L. Volpe, M. D. Rodríguez Frías, A. Bonasera, M. R. D. Rodrigues, D. Ramirez Chavez, F. Consoli, D. Batani, is published in the Physics of Plasmas. 
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0238029

Experimental and computational evaluation of alpha particle production from laser-driven proton–boron nuclear reaction in hole-boring scheme 

M. Huault,^1,a) T. Carriere,² H. Larreur,^1,2 Ph. Nicolaï,² D. Raffestin,² D. Singappuli,² E. D’Humieres,² D. Dubresson,² K. Batani,³ M. Cipriani,⁴ F. Filippi,⁴ M. Sciscio,⁴ C. Verona,⁵ L. Giuffrida,⁶ V. Kantarelou,⁶ S. Stancek,^6,7 N. Boudjema,^8,9 R. Lera,⁹ J. A. Perez-Hern andez,⁹ L. Volpe,^9,10 M. D. Rodríguez Frías,^9,11 A. Bonasera,^12,13 M. R. D. Rodrigues,¹³ D. Ramirez Chavez,¹³ F. Consoli,⁴ and D. Batani²

¹ Departamento de Física Fundamental, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
² Universite de Bordeaux, CNRS, CEA, CELIA, Unit e Mixte de Recherche 5107, Talence 33400, France
³ IPPLM Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Hery Street 23, 01-497 Warsaw, Poland
⁴ ENEA Nuclear Department-C. R. Frascati, Via Enrico Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
⁵ Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Universita di Roma  “Tor Vergata,” Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
⁶ ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, 252 41 Dolni Brezany, Czech Republic
⁷ Joint Laboratory of Optics of Palacky University and IOP of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 77900 Olomouc, Czech Republic
⁸ Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
⁹ Centro de Laseres Pulsados, Edificio M5, Parque Científico, 37185 Salamanca, Spain
¹⁰ ETSIAE Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, 28006 Madrid, Spain
¹¹ Departamento de Física y Matematicas, Universidad de Alcal a, 28871 Madrid, Spain
¹² Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (LNS-INFN), 95123 Catania, Italy
¹³ Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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Abstract:
The majority of studies on laser-driven proton–boron nuclear reaction is based on the measurement of α-particles with solid-state nuclear tracks detector (Cr39). However, Cr39's interpretation is difficult due to the presence of several other accelerated particles which can bias the analysis. Furthermore, in some laser irradiation geometries, cross-checking measurements are almost impossible. In this case, numerical simulations can play a very important role in supporting the experimental analysis. In our work, we exploited different laser irradiation schemes (pitcher–catcher and direct irradiation) during the same experimental campaign, and we performed numerical analysis, allowing to obtain conclusive results on laser-driven proton–boron reactions. A direct comparison of the two laser irradiation schemes, using the same laser parameters is presented.

Cite: 
M. Huault, T. Carrière, H. Larreur, Ph. Nicolaï, D. Raffestin, D. Singappuli, E. D'Humieres, D. Dubresson, K. Batani, M. Cipriani, F. Filippi, M. Scisciò, C. Verona, L. Giuffrida, V. Kantarelou, S. Stancek, N. Boudjema, R. Lera, J. A. Pérez-Hernández, L. Volpe, M. D. Rodríguez Frías, A. Bonasera, M. R. D. Rodrigues, D. Ramirez Chavez, F. Consoli, D. Batani, "Experimental and computational evaluation of alpha particle production from laser-driven proton–boron nuclear reaction in hole-boring scheme",  Phys. Plasmas 1 January 2025; 32 (1): 013102. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0238029