Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program
The emergence of a new era reaching beyond current state-of-the-art ultrashort and ultraintense laser technology has been enabled by the approval of around € 850 million worth of structural funds in 2011–2012 by the European Commission for the installation of Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI). The...
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| author | K. A. Tanaka K. M. Spohr D. L. Balabanski S. Balascuta L. Capponi M. O. Cernaianu M. Cuciuc A. Cucoanes I. Dancus A. Dhal B. Diaconescu D. Doria P. Ghenuche D. G. Ghita S. Kisyov V. Nastasa J. F. Ong F. Rotaru D. Sangwan P.-A. Söderström D. Stutman G. Suliman O. Tesileanu L. Tudor N. Tsoneva C. A. Ur D. Ursescu N. V. Zamfir |
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| description | The emergence of a new era reaching beyond current state-of-the-art ultrashort and ultraintense laser technology has been enabled by the approval of around € 850 million worth of structural funds in 2011–2012 by the European Commission for the installation of Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI). The ELI project consists of three pillars being built in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania. This challenging proposal is based on recent technical progress allowing ultraintense laser fields in which intensities will soon be reaching as high as I0 ∼ 1023 W cm−2. This tremendous technological advance has been brought about by the invention of chirped pulse amplification by Mourou and Strickland. Romania is hosting the ELI for Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) pillar in Măgurele near Bucharest. The new facility, currently under construction, is intended to serve the broad national, European, and international scientific community. Its mission covers scientific research at the frontier of knowledge involving two domains. The first is laser-driven experiments related to NP, strong-field quantum electrodynamics, and associated vacuum effects. The second research domain is based on the establishment of a Compton-backscattering-based, high-brilliance, and intense γ beam with Eγ ≲ 19.5 MeV, which represents a merger between laser and accelerator technology. This system will allow the investigation of the nuclear structure of selected isotopes and nuclear reactions of relevance, for example, to astrophysics with hitherto unprecedented resolution and accuracy. In addition to fundamental themes, a large number of applications with significant societal impact will be developed. The implementation of the project started in January 2013 and is spearheaded by the ELI-NP/Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH). Experiments will begin in early 2020. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f5ecd70fbad49ff81d82921fbfb03a52022-12-22T01:25:19ZengAIP Publishing LLCMatter and Radiation at Extremes2468-080X2020-03-0152024402024402-2410.1063/1.5093535Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research programK. A. Tanaka0K. M. Spohr1D. L. Balabanski2S. Balascuta3L. Capponi4M. O. Cernaianu5M. Cuciuc6A. Cucoanes7I. Dancus8A. Dhal9B. Diaconescu10D. Doria11P. Ghenuche12D. G. Ghita13S. Kisyov14V. Nastasa15J. F. Ong16F. Rotaru17D. Sangwan18P.-A. Söderström19D. Stutman20G. Suliman21O. Tesileanu22L. Tudor23N. Tsoneva24C. A. Ur25D. Ursescu26N. V. Zamfir27Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. 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Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaExtreme Light Infrastructure (ELI-NP) and Horia Hulubei National Institute for R & D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), Str. Reactorului No. 30, 077125 Bucharest–Măgurele, RomaniaThe emergence of a new era reaching beyond current state-of-the-art ultrashort and ultraintense laser technology has been enabled by the approval of around € 850 million worth of structural funds in 2011–2012 by the European Commission for the installation of Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI). The ELI project consists of three pillars being built in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania. This challenging proposal is based on recent technical progress allowing ultraintense laser fields in which intensities will soon be reaching as high as I0 ∼ 1023 W cm−2. This tremendous technological advance has been brought about by the invention of chirped pulse amplification by Mourou and Strickland. Romania is hosting the ELI for Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) pillar in Măgurele near Bucharest. The new facility, currently under construction, is intended to serve the broad national, European, and international scientific community. Its mission covers scientific research at the frontier of knowledge involving two domains. The first is laser-driven experiments related to NP, strong-field quantum electrodynamics, and associated vacuum effects. The second research domain is based on the establishment of a Compton-backscattering-based, high-brilliance, and intense γ beam with Eγ ≲ 19.5 MeV, which represents a merger between laser and accelerator technology. This system will allow the investigation of the nuclear structure of selected isotopes and nuclear reactions of relevance, for example, to astrophysics with hitherto unprecedented resolution and accuracy. In addition to fundamental themes, a large number of applications with significant societal impact will be developed. The implementation of the project started in January 2013 and is spearheaded by the ELI-NP/Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH). Experiments will begin in early 2020.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5093535 |
| spellingShingle | K. A. Tanaka K. M. Spohr D. L. Balabanski S. Balascuta L. Capponi M. O. Cernaianu M. Cuciuc A. Cucoanes I. Dancus A. Dhal B. Diaconescu D. Doria P. Ghenuche D. G. Ghita S. Kisyov V. Nastasa J. F. Ong F. Rotaru D. Sangwan P.-A. Söderström D. Stutman G. Suliman O. Tesileanu L. Tudor N. Tsoneva C. A. Ur D. Ursescu N. V. Zamfir Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program Matter and Radiation at Extremes |
| title | Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program |
| title_full | Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program |
| title_fullStr | Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program |
| title_short | Current status and highlights of the ELI-NP research program |
| title_sort | current status and highlights of the eli np research program |
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