Dieter HH Hoffmann

Dieter HH Hoffmann
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  • Especially appointed Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Introduction
Current research interest: High Energy Density Physics Proton-Boron Fusion Astroparticle Physics and Laboratory Astrophysics Stopping of Ions in ionized matter
Current institution
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Current position
  • Especially appointed Professor
Additional affiliations
July 1981 - August 1981
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Position
  • Summer research visitor
Description
  • summer research visit
October 1969 - April 1975
Ruhr University Bochum
Position
  • Diploma Thesis Student
Description
  • Diploma Thesis: Aufbau eines Neutronen Flugzeitspektrometers und Konstruktion eines beweglichen Targethalters für Experimente mit hohen Strömen schwerer Ionen
August 2013 - October 2013
Osaka University
Position
  • Professor
Description
  • High Energy Density Physics with Heavy Ion beams
Education
May 1975 - January 1979
Technical University of Darmstadt
Field of study
  • Atomic and Nuclear Physics
October 1969 - April 1975
Ruhr University Bochum
Field of study
  • Physics

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Publications (647)
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It has been previously advocated that the presence of the daily and annual modulations of the axion flux on the Earth’s surface may dramatically change the strategy of the axion searches. The arguments were based on the so-called Axion Quark Nugget (AQN) dark matter model which was originally put forward to explain the similarity of the dark and vi...
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Celestial observations often exhibit inexplicable planetary dependencies when the timing of an observable is projected onto planetary heliocentric positions. This is possible only for incident, non-relativistic streams. Notably, the celebrated dark matter (DM) in the Universe can form streams in our vicinity with speeds of about 240 km/s. Since gra...
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Hypothetical axions provide a compelling explanation for dark matter and could be emitted from the hot solar interior. The CERN Axion Solar Telescope has been searching for solar axions via their back conversion to x-ray photons in a 9-T 10-m long magnet directed toward the Sun. We report on an extended run with the International Axion Observatory...
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The proton–boron ${}^{11}{\text{B}}\left( {p,\alpha } \right)2\alpha $ reaction (p- ¹¹ B) is an interesting alternative to the D-T reaction ${\text{D}}\left( {{\text{T}},{\text{n}}} \right)\alpha $ for fusion energy, since the primary reaction channel is aneutronic and all reaction partners are stable isotopes. We measured the α production yield us...
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Direct laser acceleration (DLA) of electrons in plasmas of near-critical density (NCD) is a very advancing platform for high-energy PW-class lasers of moderate relativistic intensity supporting Inertial Confinement Fusion research. Experiments conducted at the PHELIX sub-PW Nd:glass laser demonstrated application-promising characteristics of DLA-ba...
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Hypothetical axions provide a compelling explanation for dark matter and could be emitted from the hot solar interior. The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) has been searching for solar axions via their back conversion to X-ray photons in a 9-T 10-m long magnet directed towards the Sun. We report on an extended run with the IAXO (International Axio...
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It has been previously advocated that the presence of the daily and annual modulations of the axion flux on the Earth's surface may dramatically change the strategy of the axion searches. The arguments were based on the so-called Axion Quark Nugget (AQN) dark matter model which was originally put forward to explain the similarity of the dark and vi...
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The equilibrium charge state distribution of laser-accelerated carbon ions traversing a tri-cellulose-acetate (TCA, C9H16O8) foam target was measured experimentally. The ions were generated through the target normal sheath acceleration mechanism. This allowed us to obtain the equilibrium charge state for a wide energy range near the maximum energy...
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The proton-boron (p- B 11 ) reaction is regarded as the holy grail of advanced fusion fuels, since the primary reaction produces three α particles with few neutrons and induced radioactivities from second order reactions. Compared to the deuterium-tritium reaction a much higher reaction temperature is required. Moreover, bremsstrahlung energy losse...
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Dark matter (DM) dominates our universe, while its nature remains unknown. To unravel its composition is of fundamental importance for all physics. The solid Earth, with its atmosphere, could be the new target and detector of “invisible matter”. Any not well-understood dynamical behavior is of potential interest, e.g., the anomalous annual temperat...
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Direct laser acceleration (DLA) of electrons in plasmas of near-critical density (NCD) is a very advancing platform for high-energy PW-class lasers of moderate relativistic intensity supporting Inertial Confinement Fusion research. Experiments conducted at the PHELIX sub-PW Nd:glass laser demonstrated application-promising characteristics of DLA-ba...
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A novel intense beam-driven scheme for high yield of the tri-alpha reaction 11B(p,{\alpha})2{\alpha} was investigated. We used a foam target made of cellulose triacetate (TAC, C_9H_{16}O_8) doped with boron. It was then heated volumetrically by soft X-ray radiation from a laser heated hohlraum and turned into a homogenous, and long living plasma. W...
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A novel intense beam-driven scheme for high yield of the tri-alpha reaction 11B(p,α)2αwas investigated. We used a foam target made of cellulose triacetate (TAC, C9H16O8) doped with boron.It was then heated volumetrically by soft X-ray radiation from a laser heated hohlraum and turned into a homogenous, and long living plasma. We employed a picoseco...
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Thoroughly understanding the transport and energy loss of intense ion beams in dense matter is essential for high-energy-density physics and inertial confinement fusion. Here, we report a stopping power experiment with a high-intensity laser-driven proton beam in cold, dense matter. The measured energy loss is one order of magnitude higher than the...
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The proton-boron (p-$^{11}$B) reaction is regarded as the holy grail of advanced fusion fuels, since the primary reaction produces three $\alpha$ particles with few neutrons and induced radio-activities from second order reactions. Compared to the Deuterium-Tritium reaction a much higher reaction temperature is required. Moreover, bremsstrahlung en...
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We compare the transport properties of a well-characterized hydrogen plasma for low and high current ion beams. The energy-loss of low current beams can be well understood, within the framework of current stopping power models. However, for high current proton beams, significant energy-loss reduction and collimation is observed in the experiment. W...
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We report on charge state measurements of laser-accelerated carbon ions in the energy range of several MeV penetrating a dense partially ionized plasma. The plasma was generated by irradiation of a foam target with laser-induced hohlraum radiation in the soft x-ray regime. We use the tricellulose acetate (C9H16O8) foam of 2 mg/cm3 density and 1 mm...
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In preparation for an experiment with a laser-generated intense proton beam at the Laser Fusion Research Center at Mianyang to investigate the ¹¹B(p,α)2α reaction, we performed a measurement at very low proton energy between 140 keV and 172 keV using the high-voltage platform at the Institute of Modern Physics, Lanzhou. The aim of the experiment wa...
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This work reports atomic alignment of silver after L3-subshell ionization in collisions with electrons in energy range 10-50 keV, i.e., (3∼15)EL3, where EL3(=3.351 keV) is the binding energy of electrons in the L3-subshell. The characteristic spectra are measured at different emission angles from -40∘ to 40∘ intervals of 10∘. The angular dependence...
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The CAST-CAPP axion haloscope, operating at CERN inside the CAST dipole magnet, has searched for axions in the 19.74 $\mu$eV to 22.47 $\mu$eV mass range. The detection concept follows the Sikivie haloscope principle, where Dark Matter axions convert into photons within a resonator immersed in a magnetic field. The CAST-CAPP resonator is an array of...
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The CAST-CAPP axion haloscope, operating at CERN inside the CAST dipole magnet, has searched for axions in the 19.74 μeV to 22.47 μeV mass range. The detection concept follows the Sikivie haloscope principle, where Dark Matter axions convert into photons within a resonator immersed in a magnetic field. The CAST-CAPP resonator is an array of four in...
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The proton-boron (p 11 B) reaction is regarded as the holy grail of advanced fusion fuels, where the primary reaction produces 3 energetic α particles. However, due to the high nuclear bounding energy and bremsstrahlung energy losses, energy gain from the p 11 B fusion is hard to achieve in thermal fusion conditions. Owing to advances in intense la...
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We report on charge state measurements of laser-accelerated carbon ions in the energy range of several MeV penetrating a dense partially ionized plasma. The plasma was generated by irradiation of a foam target with laser-induced hohlraum radiation in the soft X-ray regime. We used the tri-cellulose acetate (C$_{9}$H$_{16}$O$_{8}$) foam of 2 mg/cm$^...
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The laboratory generation and diagnosis of uniform near-critical-density (NCD) plasmas play critical roles in various studies and applications, such as fusion science, high energy density physics, astrophysics as well as relativistic electron beam generation. Here we successfully generated the quasistatic NCD plasma sample by heating a low-density...
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The proton drip-line nucleus ¹⁷Ne is investigated experimentally in order to determine its two-proton halo character. A fully exclusive measurement of the ¹⁷Ne(p,2p)16F→15⁎O+p quasi-free one-proton knockout reaction has been performed at GSI at around 500 MeV/nucleon beam energy. All particles resulting from the scattering process have been detecte...
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The manifestation of the dark Universe begun with unexpected large-scale astronomical observations. We are investigating the possible origin of small-scale anomalies, like the annual stratospheri temperature anomalies. Unexpectedly within known physics, their observed planetary relationship, does not match concurrent solar activity (F10.7 and EUV e...
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A bstract We present results of the Relic Axion Dark-Matter Exploratory Setup (RADES), a detector which is part of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), searching for axion dark matter in the 34.67 μ eV mass range. A radio frequency cavity consisting of 5 sub-cavities coupled by inductive irises took physics data inside the CAST dipole magnet for...
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White dwarfs play important roles in stellar evolution and help us gauge the age of our galaxy. The white dwarf H1504+65, the hottest known post-asymptotic giant branch star, is peculiar due to its C- and O-rich but He- and H- deficient atmosphere whose composition cannot be well predicted by current stellar evolution models. The analysis of the el...
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Dark matter (DM) comes from long-range gravitational observations, and it is considered as something that does not interact with ordinary matter or emits light. However, also on much smaller scales, a number of unexpected observations of the solar activity and the dynamic Earth atmosphere might arise from DM contradicting the aforementioned DM pict...
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We present results of the Relic Axion Dark-Matter Exploratory Setup (RADES), a detector which is part of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), searching for axion dark matter in the 34.67$\mu$eV mass range. A radio frequency cavity consisting of 5 sub-cavities coupled by inductive irises took physics data inside the CAST dipole magnet for the firs...
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We report on a precision energy loss measurement and theoretical investigation of 100 keV/u helium ions in a hydrogen-discharge plasma. Collision processes of helium ions with protons, free electrons, and hydrogen atoms are ideally suited for benchmarking plasma stopping-power models. Energy loss results of our experiments are significantly higher...
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The proton drip-line nucleus 17Ne is investigated experimentally in order to determine its two-proton halo character. A fully exclusive measurement of the 17Ne(p,2p)16F->15O+p quasi-free one-proton knockout reaction has been performed at GSI at around 500 MeV/nucleon beam energy. All particles resulting from the scattering process have been detecte...
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Matter and radiation at extremes: Prospects and impacts Cite as: Matter Radiat. Extremes 6, 013002 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0041011 Submitted: 18 December 2020 • Accepted: 18 December 2020 • Published Online: 14 January 2021 Michel Koenig,1,a) David Crandall,2 Ho-Kwang Mao,3 Ke Lan,4,5 Dieter H. H. Hoffmann,6 and Weiyan Zhang5,7 AFFILIATIONS 1 Labora...
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Intense particle beams generated from the interaction of ultrahigh intensity lasers with sample foils provide options in radiography, high-yield neutron sources, high-energy-density-matter generation, and ion fast ignition. An accurate understanding of beam transportation behavior in dense matter is crucial for all these applications. Here we repor...
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High-energy-density physics (HEDP) deals with the study of matter under extreme conditions with an energy density higher than 10¹¹ J/m³, corresponding to a pressure of 100 GPa. Such matter exists in abundance in deep interiors of the planets and stars. It also exists for a short duration during nuclear explosion and the loading of high-power-pulsed...
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The energy deposition and the atomic processes, such as the electron-capture, ionization, excitation and radiative-decays for slow heavy ions in plasma remains an unsolved fundamental problem. Here we investigate, both experimentally and theoretically, the stopping of 100 keV=u helium ions in a well-defined hydrogen plasma. Our precise measurements...
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Transport of particle beams in plasmas is widely employed in fundamental research, industry, and medicine. Due to the high inertia of ion beams, their transport in plasmas is usually assumed to be stable. Here we report the focusing and flapping of intense slab proton beams transporting through large-scale plasmas by using a recently developed kine...
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Heavy ion inertial fusion (HIF) energy would be one of promising energy resources securing our future energy in order to sustain our human life for centuries and beyond. The heavy ion beam (HIB) has remarkable preferable features to release the fusion energy in inertial confinement fusion: in particle accelerators HIBs are generated with a high dri...
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The article describes possible experiments with explosively driven non-ideal plasma at the proton microscope at the Facility for Antiprotons and Ion Research. It is proposed to employ linear explosive tubes for plasma generation and to measure an areal density in shock-compressed plasma of argon and xenon. The proposed experiments will provide valu...
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The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) will employ the World's highest intensity relativistic beams of heavy nuclei to uniquely create and investigate macroscopic (millimeter-sized) quantities of highly energetic and dense states of matter. Four principal themes of research have been identified: properties of materials driven to extrem...
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Ultrahigh-intensity lasers (10$^{18}$-10$^{22}$W/cm$^{2}$) have opened up new perspectives in many fields of research and application. By irradiating a thin foil, an ultrahigh accelerating field (10$^{12}$ V/m) can be formed and multi-MeV ions with unprecedentedly high intensity (10$^{10}$A/cm$^2$) in short time scale. Such beams provide new option...
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We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a...
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A number of heavy-ion accelerators are either under construction (e.g., the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Darmstadt and the High Intensity Accelerator Facility in China) or already in operation at many places worldwide. For these accelerators, activation of construction components due to beam loss, even during routine machine operatio...
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Fast electron transport as well as bremsstrahlung emissions induced by relativistic intense laser solid interactions are investigated with a newly developed particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation code. This PIC code is capable of simulating intense laser-solid interactions by taking into account many coupled physical processes, like laser-plasma interac...
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A particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation code is used to investigate the transport and energy deposition of an intense proton beam in solid-state material. This code is able to simulate close particle interactions by using a Monte Carlo binary collision model. Such a model takes into account all related interactions between the incident protons and mate...
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We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a...
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We report on a new search for solar chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). A GridPix detector was used to search for soft X-ray photons in the energy range from 200 eV to 10 keV from converted solar chameleons. No significant excess over the expected background has been observed in the data taken in 2014 and 2015. We set an improved...
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The hydrodynamic behavior of metal targets when heated by intense proton beams was simulated numerically. The dependence of the achieved warm dense matter state for targets with different materials was investigated by means of a computer code based on two-dimensional fluid models with quantum corrections. Under the irradiation of a proton beam with...
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Investigating the activation process of heavy-ion accelerators due to beam losses during operation is a crucial step to optimise the choice of construction materials and maintenance procedures. Significant optimisation of the operation schedule can be achieved if the accumulated residual activity is properly controlled and predicted. Radiation may...
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We studied the explosive evaporation of high energy density matter generated by irradiation of intense heavy ion beams and the resulting effect on the dynamic vacuum of the accelerator beamlines. High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) experiments are proposed at the plasma physics terminal at the Facility of Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR), which is...
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The hydrodynamic behavior of a cylindrical solid target, heated by the intense heavy-ion beams, was simulated. The target was of the LAboratory PlAnetary Science (LAPLAS)-type geometry, as described by Tahir (LAPLAS). An iron target irradiated by the intense heavy-ion beams, with parameters available from the planned High Intensity Accelerator Faci...
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We report on a new search for solar chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). A GridPix detector was used to search for soft X-ray photons in the energy range from 200 eV to 10 keV from converted solar chameleons. No signiffcant excess over the expected background has been observed in the data taken in 2014 and 2015. We set an improved...
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We suggest a new approach to search for galactic axions or other similar exotica. Streaming dark matter (DM) could have a better discovery potential because of flux enhancement, due to gravitational lensing when the Sun and/or a planet are aligned with a DM stream. Of interest are also axion miniclusters, in particular, if the solar system has trap...
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The Borromean drip-line nucleus Ne17 has been suggested to possess a two-proton halo structure in its ground state. In the astrophysical rp-process, where the two-proton capture reaction O15(2p,γ)Ne17 plays an important role, the calculated reaction rate differs by several orders of magnitude between different theoretical approaches. To add to the...
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The sub-micron range in the field of short distance interactions has yet to be opened to experimental investigation, and may well hold the key to understanding al least part of the dark matter puzzle. The aKWISP (advanced-KWISP) project introduces the novel Double Membrane Interaction Monitor (DMIM), a combined source-sensing device where interacti...
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The article reviews the design and physical applications of high-explosive generators for dense low-temperature plasma. The PUMA proton microscope with magnetic optics at the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics by A.I. Alikhanov of National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute» (Moscow, Russia) was used to diagnose the plasma. The ge...
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We review the development of high-energy-density physics (HEDP) driven by intense particle beams, and give an account of the current status and the anticipated developments in the near future. Since progress of this field is strongly coupled to the technical development of high-current accelerators, we report on the recent results in specific areas...
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Permanent magnet quadrupoles (PMQs) are an alternative to common electromagnetic quadrupoles especially for fixed rigidity beam transport scenarios at particle accelerators. Using those magnets for experimental setups can result in certain scenarios, in which a PMQ itself may be exposed to a large amount of primary and secondary particles with a br...
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We have studied the energy loss and charge state revolution of ions in plasma. The beam energy ranged from 50-200keV/u. In future, the charge exchanging process of an ion in a plasma will be investigated.
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We discuss the physics case for and the concept of a medium-scale axion helioscope with sensitivities in the axion-photon coupling a few times better than CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). Search for an axion-like particle with these couplings is motivated by several persistent astrophysical anomalies. We present early conceptual design, existing...
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We discuss the physics case for and the concept of a medium-scale axion helioscope with sensitivities in the axion-photon coupling a few times better than CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). Search for an axion-like particle with these couplings is motivated by several persistent astrophysical anomalies. We present early conceptual design, existing...
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During 2003--2015, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) has searched for $a\to\gamma$ conversion in the 9 T magnetic field of a refurbished LHC test magnet that can be directed toward the Sun. In its final phase of solar axion searches (2013--2015), CAST has returned to evacuated magnet pipes, which is optimal for small axion masses. The absence o...
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Hypothetical low-mass particles, such as axions, provide a compelling explanation for the dark matter in the universe. Such particles are expected to emerge abundantly from the hot interior of stars. To test this prediction, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) uses a 9 T refurbished Large Hadron Collider test magnet directed towards the Sun. In t...
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A new search strategy for the detection of the elusive dark matter (DM) axion is proposed. The idea is based on streaming DM axions, whose flux might get temporally enormously enhanced due to gravitational lensing. This can happen if the Sun or some planet (including the Moon) is found along the direction of a DM stream propagating towards the Eart...
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Four quadrupole lenses based on permanent magnets of the NdFeB material (PMQ) were developed for the imaging section for forming images of the ion-optical system of the PRIOR proton microscope prototype: the effective length of two of them is 144 mm, and the other two are 288 mm long. The field induction at the radius of the lens aperture is 1.77 Т...
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In this paper the transport properties of non-isothermal dense deuterium-tritium plasmas were studied. Based on the effective interaction potentials between particles, the Coulomb logarithm for a two-temperature nonisothermal dense plasma was obtained. These potentials take into consideration long-range multi-particle screening effects and short-ra...
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The superconducting synchrotron SIS100 of the FAIR accelerator project will provide heavy ion beams of highest intensities. SIS100 is the first synchrotron with a special design, optimized for the control of ionization beam loss. Ionization beam loss is the most pronounced loss mechanism at operation with high-intensity, intermediate charge state h...
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New experimental data for dissociation of relativistic 17Ne projectiles incident on targets of lead, carbon, and polyethylene targets at GSI are presented. Special attention is paid to the excitation and decay of narrow resonant states in 17Ne. Distributions of internal energy in the O15+p+p three-body system have been determined together with angu...
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Early Experiments at FAIR in 2018 - 2022 suggested by the HEDgeHOB collaboration in the field of non-ideal plasma physics are discussed. Specific energies of 5-10 kJ/g, pressures of 1-2 GPa and temperatures of 1-2 eV are expected to be reached in the substance at the first experiments with a U+28 beam with the energy of 0.2 AGeV and maximal intensi...
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Although they have not yet been detected, axions and axion-like particles (ALPs) continue to maintain the interest (even increasingly so) of the rare-event searches community as viable candidates for the Dark Matter of the Universe but also as a solution for several other puzzles of astrophysics. Their property of coupling to photons has inspired d...
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We review the development of High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) with intense heavy ion beams as a tool to induce extreme states of matter. The development of this field connects intimately to the advances in accelerator physics and technology. We will cover the generation of intense heavy ion beams starting from the ion source and follow the accele...
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The time-reversed reaction 15O(2p, γ)17Ne has been studied by the Coulomb dissociation technique. Secondary 17Ne ion beams at 500 AMeV have been produced by fragmentation reactions of 20Ne in a beryllium production target and dissociated on a secondary Pb target. The incoming beam and the reaction products have been identified with the kinematicall...
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The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a proposed 4th-generation axion helioscope with the primary physics research goal to search for solar axions via their Primakoff conversion into photons of 1 – 10 keV energies in a strong magnetic field. IAXO will achieve a sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling gaγ down to a few ×10⁻¹² GeV⁻¹ for a wi...
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Recently a new high energy proton microscopy facility PRIOR (Proton Microscope for FAIR) has been designed, constructed and successfully commissioned at GSI Helmholtzzentrum f\"ur Schwerionenforschung (Darmstadt, Germany). As a result of the experiments with 3.5-4.5 GeV proton beams delivered by the heavy ion synchrotron SIS-18 of GSI, 30 um spatia...
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The IAXO (International Axion Experiment) is a fourth generation helioscope with a sensitivity, in terms of detectable signal counts, at least 104 better than CAST phase-I, resulting in sensitivity on gaγ one order of magnitude better. To achieve this performance IAXO will count on a 8-coil toroidal magnet with 60 cm diameter bores and equipped wit...
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The KWISP opto-mechanical force sensor has been built and calibrated in the INFN Trieste optics laboratory and is now under off-beam commissioning at CAST. It is designed to detect the pressure exerted by a flux of solar Chameleons on a thin (100 nm) Si$_3$N$_4$ micromembrane thanks to their direct coupling to matter. A thermally-limited force sens...
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An ultra-sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor has been built and tested in the optics laboratory at INFN Trieste. Its application to experiments in the Dark Energy sector, such as those for Chameleon-type WISPs, is particularly attractive, as it enables a search for their direct coupling to matter. We present here the main characteristics and the...
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Activation data for an aluminum target irradiated by 200 MeV/u 238U ion beam are presented in the paper. The target was irradiated in the stacked-foil geometry and analyzed using gamma-ray spectroscopy. The purpose of the experiment was to study the role of primary particles, projectile fragments, and target fragments in the activation process usin...
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Energy loss of protons with energy 100 keV penetrating the partially ionized hydrogen plasma target was measured. The plasma target was created by electric discharge in the hydrogen gas, the state of the plasma target was diagnosed by using the laser interferometry method: the free electron density is up to 1016 cm-3, temperature is about 1-2 eV, a...
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We present experimental data showing an angular separation of laser accelerated proton beams. Using flat plastic targets with thicknesses ranging from 200 nm to 1200 nm, a laser intensity of 6×10^20 W/cm² incident with an angle of 10°, we observe accelerated protons in target normal direction with cutoff energies around 30 MeV independent from the...
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The activation of the high-energy heavy ion accelerators due to beam-losses is a serious issue for parts of accelerator. The process of activation has an impact on the structural properties of irradiated materials as collimator systems, magnets, beam-line, FRS-Targets, etc. The beam-losses below 1 W/m are considered as a tolerable for “hands-on” ma...
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Heavy-ion impact induced gas desorption is the key pro- cess that drives beam intensity limiting dynamic vacuum losses. Minimizing this effect, by providing low desorption yield surfaces, is an important issue for maintaining a stable ultra high vacuum during operation with medium charge state heavy ions. For room temperature targets, investiga- ti...
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The effect of various electron pressure models on the debris-ambient coupling in a magnetized collisionless shock is demonstrated with a 2-D hybrid code. The simulation specifically models the regime of laboratory shocks launched by laser ablation into a magnetized ambient plasma. A two-electron-fluid model is employed with different polytropic coe...
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The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) searches for $a\to\gamma$ conversion in the 9 T magnetic field of a refurbished LHC test magnet that can be directed toward the Sun. Two parallel magnet bores can be filled with helium of adjustable pressure to match the X-ray refractive mass $m_\gamma$ to the axion search mass $m_a$. After the vacuum phase (20...
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In the present work, disturbances of the -frequency of the sporadic E-layer of the ionosphere are investigated in connection with earthquakes. The -frequency is proportional to the square root of the maximum ionisation density of the sporadic E-layer. In this work, it is shown that two days before a seismic shock with magnitude , and during the sho...
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Two-proton decay of the unbound Tz = −2 nucleus 16Ne, produced in one-neutron knockout from a 500MeV/u 17Ne beam, has been studied at GSI. The ground state, at a resonance energy 1.388(15)MeV, (Γ = 0.082(15)MeV) above the 14O+p+p threshold, and two narrow resonances at Er = 3.220(46)MeV and 7.57(6)MeV have been investigated. A comparison of the ene...
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The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) searches for a -> gamma conversion in the 9 T magnetic field of a refurbished LHC test magnet that can be directed toward the Sun. Two parallel magnet bores can be filled with helium of adjustable pressure to match the x-ray refractive mass m(gamma) to the axion search mass m(a). After the vacuum phase (2003-20...
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Sun's luminosity in the visible changes at the 10⁻³ level, following the 11 years period. This variation increases with energy, and in X-rays, which should not even be there, the amplitude varies up to ~ 10⁵ times stronger, making their mysterious origin since the discovery in 1938 even more puzzling, and inspiring. We suggest that the multifaceted...
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Light scalar fields can drive the accelerated expansion of the universe. Hence, they are obvious dark energy candidates. To make such models compatible with tests of General Relativity in the solar system and "fifth force" searches on Earth, one needs to screen them. One possibility is the so-called "chameleon" mechanism, which renders an effective...
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The recent stage of the magnetohydrodynamic energy principle applied to laboratory and space plasmas is briefly reviewed. In detail, the energy principle is presented for an internally homogeneous pinch in a perfectly conducting wall. The plasma is separated from the wall by a vacuum. The principle is applied to ITER-type and lightning systems. The...
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Heavy-ion impact induced gas desorption is the key pro- cess that drives beam intensity limiting dynamic vacuum losses. Minimizing this effect, by providing low desorption yield surfaces, is an important issue for maintaining a stable ultra high vacuum during operation with medium charge state heavy ions. For room temperature targets, investiga- ti...
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