Fusion-neutron-yield, activation measurements at the Z accelerator: Design, analysis, and sensitivity

被引：21

作者：

Hahn, K. D. ^{[1
]}

Cooper, G. W. ^{[2
]}

Ruiz, C. L. ^{[1
]}

Fehl, D. L. ^{[1
]}

Chandler, G. A. ^{[1
]}

Knapp, P. F. ^{[1
]}

Leeper, R. J. ^{[3
]}

Nelson, A. J. ^{[2
]}

Smelser, R. M. ^{[1
]}

Torres, J. A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA

[2] Univ New Mexico, Dept Chem & Nucl Engn, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

[3] Los Alamos Natl Labs, Plasma Phys Grp, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA

来源：

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 2014年 / 85卷 / 04期

关键词：

NATIONAL-IGNITION-FACILITY; DENSE-PLASMA-FOCUS; DETECTOR;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4870779

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

We present a general methodology to determine the diagnostic sensitivity that is directly applicable to neutron-activation diagnostics fielded on a wide variety of neutron-producing experiments, which include inertial-confinement fusion (ICF), dense plasma focus, and ion beam-driven concepts. This approach includes a combination of several effects: (1) non-isotropic neutron emission; (2) the 1/r(2) decrease in neutron fluence in the activation material; (3) the spatially distributed neutron scattering, attenuation, and energy losses due to the fielding environment and activation material itself; and (4) temporally varying neutron emission. As an example, we describe the copper-activation diagnostic used to measure secondary deuterium-tritium fusion-neutron yields on ICF experiments conducted on the pulsed-power Z Accelerator at Sandia National Laboratories. Using this methodology along with results from absolute calibrations and Monte Carlo simulations, we find that for the diagnostic configuration on Z, the diagnostic sensitivity is 0.037% +/- 17% counts/neutron per cm(2) and is similar to 40% less sensitive than it would be in an ideal geometry due to neutron attenuation, scattering, and energy-loss effects. (C) 2014 Author(s).

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