A possible 12C(n,2n)11C  total cross section measurement

dc.contributor.author	Evans, Andrew
dc.contributor.author	Mann, Keith
dc.contributor.author	Yuly, Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2011-11-14T18:50:15Z
dc.date.available	2011-11-14T18:50:15Z
dc.date.issued	2011-11-14
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	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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dc.subject	Student Projects
dc.title	A possible 12C(n,2n)11C total cross section measurement

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