Development of multi channel neutron spectrometer at GEKKO XII laser fusion facility
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565 (Japan)
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka Suita, Osaka 565 (Japan)
A high efficiency time-of-flight neutron spectrometer is under construction at the GEKKO XII laser fusion facility. Neutron spectra measured with this system is used for diagnosing fuel areal density and ion temperature of inertial-confinement-fusion targets. This system consists of 960 plastic scintillation detectors and a data acquisition electronics. Fuel areal density is deduced from DT neutron spectra produced in initially pure deuterium fuel. Ion temperature is also deduced from primary DD neutron energy spread. The spectrometer was designed to measure relatively rare secondary neutrons from neutron yield as low as 7{times}10{sup 5} (100 detector hits). It is also capable to measure 2.45 MeV neutron spectra in lower neutron yield experiment as low as 5{times}10{sup 5} neutron. We have constructed a 1/10 module for testing performance of the system, established calibration technique and used it in implosion experiment at the GEKKO XII laser fusion facility to demonstrate ion temperature measurement. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 397273
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950476-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:029358
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 369, Issue 1; Conference: 12. international conference on laser interaction and related plasma phenomena, Osaka (Japan), 24-28 Apr 1995; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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