Measuring the absolute deuterium-tritium neutron yield using the magnetic recoil spectrometer at OMEGA and the NIF

D. T. Casey; J. A. Frenje; M. Gatu Johnson; F. H. Séguin; C. K. Li; R. D. Petrasso; V. Yu Glebov; J. Katz; J. P. Knauer; D. D. Meyerhofer; T. C. Sangster; R. M. Bionta; D. L. Bleuel; T. Döppner; S. Glenzer; E. Hartouni; S. P. Hatchett; S. Le Pape; T. Ma; A. MacKinnon; M. A. McKernan; M. Moran; E. Moses; H. S. Park; J. Ralph; B. A. Remington; V. Smalyuk; C. B. Yeamans; J. Kline; G. Kyrala; G. A. Chandler; R. J. Leeper; C. L. Ruiz; G. W. Cooper; A. J. Nelson; K. Fletcher; J. Kilkenny; M. Farrell; D. Jasion; R. Paguio

doi:10.1063/1.4738657

Measuring the absolute deuterium-tritium neutron yield using the magnetic recoil spectrometer at OMEGA and the NIF

D. T. Casey
, J. A. Frenje
, M. Gatu Johnson
, F. H. Séguin
, C. K. Li
, R. D. Petrasso
, V. Yu Glebov
, J. Katz
, J. P. Knauer
, D. D. Meyerhofer
, T. C. Sangster
, R. M. Bionta
, D. L. Bleuel
, T. Döppner
, S. Glenzer
, E. Hartouni
, S. P. Hatchett
, S. Le Pape
, T. Ma
, A. MacKinnon

M. A. McKernan, M. Moran, E. Moses, H. S. Park, J. Ralph, B. A. Remington, V. Smalyuk, C. B. Yeamans, J. Kline, G. Kyrala, G. A. Chandler, R. J. Leeper, C. L. Ruiz, G. W. Cooper, A. J. Nelson, K. Fletcher, J. Kilkenny, M. Farrell, D. Jasion, R. Paguio

Plasma Science and Fusion Center
University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy
University of Rochester
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
MST-8, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
University of New Mexico
SUNY Geneseo
General Atomics

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Abstract

A magnetic recoil spectrometer (MRS) has been installed and extensively used on OMEGA and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) for measurements of the absolute neutron spectrum from inertial confinement fusion implosions. From the neutron spectrum measured with the MRS, many critical implosion parameters are determined including the primary DT neutron yield, the ion temperature, and the down-scattered neutron yield. As the MRS detection efficiency is determined from first principles, the absolute DT neutron yield is obtained without cross-calibration to other techniques. The MRS primary DT neutron measurements at OMEGA and the NIF are shown to be in excellent agreement with previously established yield diagnostics on OMEGA, and with the newly commissioned nuclear activation diagnostics on the NIF.

Original language	English
Article number	10D912
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	83
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4738657
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Casey, D. T., Frenje, J. A., Gatu Johnson, M., Séguin, F. H., Li, C. K., Petrasso, R. D., Glebov, V. Y., Katz, J., Knauer, J. P., Meyerhofer, D. D., Sangster, T. C., Bionta, R. M., Bleuel, D. L., Döppner, T., Glenzer, S., Hartouni, E., Hatchett, S. P., Le Pape, S., Ma, T., ... Paguio, R. (2012). Measuring the absolute deuterium-tritium neutron yield using the magnetic recoil spectrometer at OMEGA and the NIF. Review of Scientific Instruments, 83(10), Article 10D912. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4738657

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Measuring the absolute deuterium-tritium neutron yield using the magnetic recoil spectrometer at OMEGA and the NIF

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