Tertiary proton diagnostics in future inertial confinement fusion experiments

Autor:	S. Cremer, R. D. Petrasso, C. P. Verdon
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Elastic scattering Physics Proton Nuclear Theory Monte Carlo method Condensed Matter Physics Ion Nuclear physics Physics::Plasma Physics Neutron Atomic physics Nuclear Experiment National Ignition Facility Inertial confinement fusion Very Energetic
Zdroj:	Physics of Plasmas. 5:4009-4014
ISSN:	1089-7674 1070-664X
Popis:	Recently, it was proposed to use energetic (up to 31 MeV) tertiary protons produced during the final stage of inertial confinement fusion implosions to measure the fuel areal density of compressed deuterium–tritium (DT). The method is based on seeding the fuel with 3He. The reaction of 3He ions with the energetic knock-on deuterons, produced via the elastic scattering of 14.1 MeV neutrons, is a source of very energetic protons capable of escaping from very large areal density targets. This work presents results of detailed time-dependent Monte Carlo simulations of the nuclear processes involved in producing and transporting these protons through imploding targets proposed for direct-drive experiments on OMEGA [D. K. Bradley et al., Phys. Plasmas 5, 1870 (1998)] and the National Ignition Facility [S. W. Haan et al., Phys. Plasmas 2, 2480 (1995)].
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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