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Kabadi, N. V.; Sio, H.; Glebov, V.; Gatu Johnson, M.; MacPhee, A.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center, HEDP Division. Funding organisation: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (United States)2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center, HEDP Division. Funding organisation: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (United States)2016
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[en] The particle-time-of-flight (pTOF) detector at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) is used routinely to measure nuclear bang-times in inertial confinement fusion implosions. The active detector medium in pTOF is a chemical vapor deposition diamond. Calibration of the detectors sensitivity to neutrons and protons would allow measurement of nuclear bang times and hot spot areal density (ρR) on a single diagnostic. This study utilizes data collected at both NIF and Omega in an attempt to determine pTOF’s absolute sensitivity to neutrons. At Omega pTOF’s sensitivity to DT-n is found to be stable to within 8% at different bias voltages. At the NIF pTOF’s sensitivity to DD-n varies by up to 59%. This variability must be decreased substantially for pTOF to function as a neutron yield detector at the NIF. As a result, some possible causes of this variability are ruled out.
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HTPD 2016: 21. Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics; Madison, WI (United States); 5-9 Jun 2016; OSTIID--1312799; NA0002949; NA0001857; NA0002726; Available from http://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1312799
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Review of Scientific Instruments; ISSN 0034-6748; ; v. 87(11); vp
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