First International Conference on Nuclear Photonics: Abstract Book

2017 First International Conference on Nuclear Photonics  
Downloaded From: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie on 06 Nov 2020 Terms of Use: https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/terms-of-use 3 The pursuit of photon-based nuclear science and applications, i.e. Nuclear Photonics, is a rapidly evolving field of study that has been enabled by the development of ultra-bright, quasi-mono-energetic gamma-ray sources based on laser-Compton scattering and by the worldwide development of $B-scale user facilities housing ultrahigh
more » ... sity lasers capable of producing field strengths of relevance to nuclear interactions. Nuclear Photonics 2016 took place at the Monterey Plaza Hotel and Spa in Monterey, California from October 16th to the 21st, 2016. The conference brought together 144 participants from 17 countries and included experts in gamma-ray source development, ultrahigh intensity laser development, nuclear physics and nuclear-related applications. Nuclear-related topics discussed during the meeting included; -fundamental nuclear science and spectroscopy, -nuclear medicine including radiography and radiotherapy, -industrial non-destructive material imaging and evaluation, -isotope-specific, nuclear materials detection and management, -photo-fission and materials transmutation, -photon-based production of rare isotopes, -photon-enabled pulsed neutron generation and science, -photon-enabled pulsed positron generation and science, -photon-based hadron beams and applications, -nuclear astrophysics and cosmology -gamma-ray science above the giant dipole resonance Sessions devoted to mono-energetic gamma-ray technology and to ultrahigh intensity laser technology were also a key part of the meeting. The former included discussion of the development of compact accelerators, optimization of laser-Compton interactions, novel detectors for bright gamma beams, gamma-ray monochromators, gamma-ray optics, advanced lasers for Compton light sources, high-brightness photoguns and novel scintillator materials. The latter included overviews of state-of-the-art laser facilities, advances in beam focusing and transport, novel pulse diagnostics, methods for control of pulse contrast, and the development of high average power, intense laser systems. Special efforts were made to integrate applications and technology development sessions so that each could motivate the other with respect to the development of nuclear photonics as a new scientific discipline.
doi:10.1117/12.2280421 fatcat:dj6c4sse7jd6zm7dldogjrzdbi