D-/sup 3/He proton yield as a diagnostic for D-T and D/sub 2/ filled inertial confinement fusion experiments

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.332066· OSTI ID:6550266

Blue, T E; Blue, J W; Durham, J S; Harris, D B; Hnesh, A S; Reyes, J J

The ratio of D-/sup 3/He to D-D reactions (R3He/R/sub DD/) is proportional to fuel rhoR for D/sub 2/ and D-T filled targets. For D/sub 2/ filled targets, the ratio varies as (R3He/R/sub DD/) = 0.14rhoR, for rhoR< or approx. =0.02 g/cm/sup 2/. For present day D/sub 2/ filled target experiments, it is necessary to detect 10/sup 4/ D-/sup 3/He reactions against a background source of 10/sup 8/ D-D reactions. For D/sub 2/ filled targets, detection of the 14.7-MeV proton of the D-/sup 3/He reaction can be accomplished with sheets of the solid state nuclear track detector CR-39 and metal foils. Spatial coincidence can be used as a means of eliminating background due to imperfections in the track detector and background due to protons in the CR-39 which are elastically scattered by D-D neutrons.

• Research Organization: Fusion Studies Laboratory, University of Illinois, 214 Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, 103 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
• OSTI ID: 6550266
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 54:2; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FERMIONS
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