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  "abstract": "We demonstrate a high-repetition-rate, directional pitcher-catcher neutron source employing a continuously flowing, ambient-temperature liquid jet pitcher and a beryllium catcher target. Proton or deuteron beams are accelerated at 0.5 Hz from water (H$_{2}$O) or heavy water (D$_{2}$O) sheet jets using the $2ω$ ALEPH laser at Colorado State University. Deuteron-induced neutron generation shows an average flux enhancement in the target normal direction of 13x compared to proton-induced neutron generation, achieving peak fluxes of $7.9\\times10^{5}$ neutrons/sr. The experimentally predicted ion-to-neutron conversion efficiency of 1.5$\\times 10^{-5}$ for protons and 1.1$\\times 10^{-3}$ for deuterons indicates a significant yield contribution from the deuteron breakup reaction. High shot-to-shot stability neutron spectra up to 8.7~MeV ($^9$Be(d,n)$^{10}$B) are observed for more than 200 consecutive shots.",
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      "name": "F. Treffert"
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    {
      "name": "G. D. Glenn"
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    {
      "name": "C. B. Curry"
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    {
      "name": "D. P. DePonte"
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    {
      "name": "R. C. Hollinger"
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    {
      "name": "G. Jain"
    },
    {
      "name": "S. Popa"
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    {
      "name": "M. Ricks"
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    {
      "name": "J. J. Rocca"
    },
    {
      "name": "B. Sullivan"
    },
    {
      "name": "D. Ursescu"
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    {
      "name": "S. Wang"
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    {
      "name": "G. J. Williams"
    },
    {
      "name": "S. Zahedpour"
    },
    {
      "name": "S. H. Glenzer"
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    {
      "name": "M. Gauthier"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/4n5k2rn7av2wx.bib",
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  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2610.38931",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.38931",
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  "published": "2026-10-28",
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  "title": "High-Repetition-Rate Laser-Driven Fast Neutron Generation from Planar Liquid Heavy Water Jets",
  "title_text": "High-Repetition-Rate Laser-Driven Fast Neutron Generation from Planar Liquid Heavy Water Jets",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/4n5k2rn7av2wx",
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