Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Determination of fuel density-radius product of inertial confinement fusion targets by neutron activation

Journal Article · · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.327637· OSTI ID:6653042
The quality of the confinement and thermonuclear burn of inertial confinement fusion targets scales as the density-radius product rhoR of the fuel. Neutron activation of trace elements placed in the fuel can be used to directly measure rhoR. This concept and several candidate tracers, /sup 14/N, /sup 40/Ar, and /sup 79/Br, are discussed.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
OSTI ID:
6653042
Journal Information:
J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 51:12; ISSN JAPIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English