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Title: Single crystal diamond detector measurements of deuterium-deuterium and deuterium-tritium neutrons in Joint European Torus fusion plasmas

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4870584· OSTI ID:22254943
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  1. Department of Physics “G. Occhialini,” University of Milano Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano (Italy)
  2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, EURATOM-VR Association, Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)
  3. Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione EURATOM-ENEA-CNR, via Roberto Cozzi 53, Milano (Italy)
  4. Atominstitut, Vienna University of Technology (Austria)
  5. Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Culham OX143DB (United Kingdom)

First simultaneous measurements of deuterium-deuterium (DD) and deuterium-tritium neutrons from deuterium plasmas using a Single crystal Diamond Detector are presented in this paper. The measurements were performed at JET with a dedicated electronic chain that combined high count rate capabilities and high energy resolution. The deposited energy spectrum from DD neutrons was successfully reproduced by means of Monte Carlo calculations of the detector response function and simulations of neutron emission from the plasma, including background contributions. The reported results are of relevance for the development of compact neutron detectors with spectroscopy capabilities for installation in camera systems of present and future high power fusion experiments.

OSTI ID:
22254943
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 85, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2014 Euratom; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English