image: At Los Alamos's Trident facility, scientists are using an ultra-high intensity laser beam to produce high intensity short duration neutron bursts. Applications of this novel neutron source include improving upon current technologies for the detection of clandestine nuclear materials and treaty verification, as well as enabling a new generation of nuclear physics experiments and neutron therapy. This photograph is a time-integrated magnified image of one of the Trident shots during a recent experimental campaign. view more
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory