Method for determining fast-alpha-particle confinement in tokamak plasmas using resonant nuclear reactors

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5792668· OSTI ID:5792668

Cecil, F E; Zweben, S J; Medley, S S

The resonant nuclear reactions D(..cap alpha..,..gamma..)/sup 6/Li, /sup 6/Li(..cap alpha..,..gamma..)/sup 10/B, and /sup 7/Li(..cap alpha..,..gamma..)/sup 11/B are examined as diagnostics of fast-alpha-particle confinement in tokamak plasmas. Gamma rays from these resonant reactions with energies from 2.1 MeV to 9.2 MeV may be used to infer the alpha-particle population between energies of 0.4 MeV and 2.6 MeV. The ratio of these alpha-burnup reactions to the reactions T(D,..gamma..)/sup 5/He and /sup 3/He(D,..gamma..)/sup 5/Li provides a technique for the measurement of alpha confinement.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 5792668
• Report Number(s): PPPL-2268; ON: DE86009757
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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