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Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 9, 4404104 (2014)

Regular Articles

A New Neutron Time-of-Flight Detector to Measure the MeV Neutron Spectrum at the National Ignition Facility
Robert HATARIK, Joseph A. CAGGIANO, Vladimir GLEBOV1), James McNANEY, Christian STOECKL1) and Dieter H. G. SCHNEIDER
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, 250 East River Road, Rochester, NY 14623, USA
(Received 28 June 2013 / Accepted 25 October 2013 / Published 27 June 2014)

Abstract

A new time-of-flight detector has been developed to measure the neutron spectrum at the National Ignition Facility. This detector allows for a more accurate measurement of the down scattered neutrons as well as the determination of the TT neutron spectrum. First measurements with this detector are being presented.

Keywords

neutron-time-of-flight, fast scintillation detector, ICF plasma, stellar nucleosynthesis

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.9.4404104

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Robert HATARIK, Joseph A. CAGGIANO, Vladimir GLEBOV, James McNANEY, Christian STOECKL and Dieter H. G. SCHNEIDER, Plasma Fusion Res. 9, 4404104 (2014).