Universität zu Köln

Zilges, A., Balabanski, D. L., Isaak, J. and Pietralla, N. (2022). Photonuclear reactions-From basic research to applications. Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys., 122. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1873-2224

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Nuclear reactions induced by photons play a vital role for very different aspects of basic research and applications in physics. They are a key ingredient for the synthesis of nuclei in the Universe and provide, due to the selectivity and the model-independence of the reaction mechanism, an extremely valuable probe for researchers. The penetrability of photons in the MeV energy range makes them, in addition, an ideal tool for meeting various societal challenges. The last two decades saw a rapid development of advanced photon sources and detection methods for photonuclear reaction products. Bremsstrahlung and quasi-monoenergetic photon beams with unprecedented intensity and quality combined with state-of-the-art detector technology paved the way for new scientific discoveries and technological applications. This review focuses on a comprehensive overview of the most important developments since the turn of the millennium restricted to the energy range between atomic and hadronic degrees of freedom. This includes a description of the formalism of photonuclear reactions below and above the particle-separation threshold. The most important techniques used to generate photon beams in the MeV energy range are presented along with selected facilities and instrumentation for diagnostics and for the analysis of photonuclear reactions. The power of photons to probe the atomic nucleus is exemplified in a number of selected examples from fundamental and applied science. New developments, facilities, and ideas promise a vivid future for photonuclear physics. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Zilges, A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Balabanski, D. L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Isaak, J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pietralla, N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-579725
DOI:	10.1016/j.ppnp.2021.103903
Journal or Publication Title:	Prog. Part. Nucl. Phys.
Volume:	122
Date:	2022
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-2224
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language NUCLEAR-RESONANCE FLUORESCENCE; GIANT-DIPOLE RESONANCE; PHOTONEUTRON CROSS-SECTIONS; TIME PROJECTION CHAMBER; SCATTERING GAMMA-RAYS; COMPTON-BACKSCATTERED PHOTONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MEASUREMENT; TWIN IONIZATION-CHAMBER; LOW-ENERGY; ISOMERIC RATIOS Multiple languages Physics, Nuclear; Physics, Particles & Fields Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57972