Total fusion yield measurements using deuterium–tritium gamma rays

Meaney, K. D.; Kim, Y.; Geppert-Kleinrath, H.; Herrmann, H. W.; Moore, A. S.; Hartouni, E. P.; Schlossberg, D. J.; Mariscal, E.; Carrera, J.; Church, J. A.

doi:10.1063/5.0055846

Total fusion yield measurements using deuterium–tritium gamma rays

Journal Article · Mon Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0055846· OSTI ID:1829647

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The deuterium–tritium (DT) fusion reaction,

D {(T, γ)}^{5} He

, has a rare (4.2

\times 10^{- 5}

) branching ratio that releases a ~16 MeV gamma ray instead of the more common 14.1 MeV fusion neutron. These fusion gamma rays can be used as a complementary source of measuring the net fusion yield of experiments. Fusion gamma rays have the advantage of having negligible Doppler broadening, being isotropic and less down-scattered compared to fusion neutrons. At the National Ignition Facility, we measured the DT fusion gamma rays by the Gamma Reaction History diagnostic that thresholds to only measure >10 MeV gamma rays. After removing a ~12% contribution from neutron capture interactions in deuterium,

D (n, γ) T

, and carbon,

^{12} C {(n, γ)}^{13} C

, the deviation between GRH measurements and neutron-based yield measurements has been reduced to 10%. Further improvements are needed for detailed physics comparison.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1829647

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1843561

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--21-21896; LLNL-JRNL--825430

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 28; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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