A possible 12C(n,2n)11C total cross section measurement
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2011-11-14
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Evans, Andrew
Mann, Keith
Yuly, Mark
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Houghton College
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Tertiary neutron production can be used as an indicator of the burn fraction of a deuterium-tritium pellet in inertial confinement fusion reactions. One way to monitor tertiary neutrons is by carbon activation using the 12C(n,2n)11C reaction, which has a threshold of 20.3 MeV and so is insensitive to primary neutrons produced in the DT reaction. However, the cross section for this reaction is not well known. Several different experimental techniques for measuring 12C(n,2n) have been examined, with an activation experiment being the most feasible.
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XXXI Annual Rochester Symposium for Physics Students, Siena College, Loudonville, NY, April 14, 2012; 53rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 14-18, 2011.
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