A nuclear diagnostic for fast alpha particles

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6935405

Grisham, L R; Dawson, J M; Post, D E

The authors investigate the possibility of seeding a fusion plasma with nuclei that can undergo nuclear reactions with energetic alpha particles to produce product nuclei that are radioactive. If a fraction of these product nuclei can be collected and measured, one can obtain information about the presence of fast alpha particles. It appears that a feasible diagnostic could be based on the /sup 10/B(..cap alpha..,n)/sup 13/N reaction.

• Research Organization: Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory Princeton, New Jersey 08544
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 6935405
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 4:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BORON 10
ALPHA REACTIONS
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ALPHA PARTICLES
DATA ACQUISITION
FUSION YIELD
NITROGEN 13
NUCLEI
PLASMA
RADIOISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BORON ISOTOPES
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CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NITROGEN ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
STABLE ISOTOPES
YIELDS
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