Investigation of Neutron Emissions from D(d,n)3He and T(d,n)4He Reactions in a 10 TW Picosecond Laser Facility SOKOL-P

Journal Article · Thu Aug 03 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337173· OSTI ID:20877489

Andriyash, A V; Andryushin, V V; Chefonov, O V; Chizhkov, M N; Dmitrov, D A; Kakshin, A G; Kapustin, I A; Levin, A V; Loboda, E A; Lykov, V A; Pronin, V A; Pokrovskiy, V G; Potapov, A V; Sanzhin, V N; Saprykin, V N; Ugodenko, A A; Vihklyaev, D A; Zapysov, A L; Zuev, Yu N ^[1]

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1. Federal State Unitary Enterprise 'Russian Federal Nuclear Center - Zababakhin All-Russia Research Institute of Technical Physics', Snezhinsk, Chelyabinsk region (Russian Federation)

Experimental results on fast neutron generation in D(d,n)3He and T(d,n)4He reactions in the SOKOL-P laser facility are presented. Solid targets were irradiated by 1.054 {mu}m, s- or p-polarized laser pulses of energy 5-8 J on target and duration 0.85-2 ps. The peak laser intensity was 0.5-2{center_dot}1018 W/cm2. Flat deuterated plastic (CD2)n targets and TiD0.5T0.5 targets were used in experiments. Some experiments were carried out with additional targets placed in front of and behind the laser target. The used time-of-flight technique helped identify neutrons from D(d,n)3He and T(d,n)4He reactions. Yields up to 106 DD-neutrons and 107 DT-neutrons were measured. Interaction of the fast ion beam with the target can explain the observed yield.

• OSTI ID: 20877489
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 849; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
D-T OPERATION
DEUTERON REACTIONS
FAST NEUTRONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM 4
ICF DEVICES
ION BEAMS
LASER TARGETS
LASERS
NEUTRON EMISSION
NEUTRON SOURCES
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
PLASTICS
PULSED IRRADIATION
SOLIDS
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD