Measuring fuel rhoR for inertial fusion experiments using neutron elastic-scattering reactions

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.329070· OSTI ID:6554061

Skupsky, S; Kacenjar, S

Neutron elastic-scattering reactions are examined by computer simulation and found to be potentially useful as a diagnostic for fuel rhoR (density-radius product). We show how previously anticipated uncertainties can be removed by correlating the distortion of the scattered-ion distribution with energy loss of DD protons for low rhoR and with D-He/sup 3/ protons for large rhoR. This diagnostic could be used to directly measure pR of the fuel without special target preparation for target pR< or approx. =0.2 g/cm/sup 2/.

• Research Organization: Laboratory for Laser Energetic, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623
• OSTI ID: 6554061
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 52:4; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BARYON REACTIONS
BARYONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONFINEMENT
CORRELATIONS
DATA
DENSITY
DEUTERIUM
DISTRIBUTION
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY LOSSES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FERMIONS
FUEL PELLETS
FUELS
HADRON REACTIONS
HADRONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM ISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
INFORMATION
IONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
LOSSES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NEUTRON REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PELLETS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PROTONS
SCATTERING
SIMULATION
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS
THEORETICAL DATA
THERMONUCLEAR FUELS