Angle-dependent double-differential neutron emission cross sections of ³H(t,n) between 5.98 and 19.14 MeV and evidence of ⁴H as intermediate reaction product

Autor(en)

M. Drosg, M. M. Steurer, E. Jericha, D. M. Drake

Abstrakt

Neutrons for fusion applications stem not only from monoenergetic sources but also from "white" neutron sources. In this regard, the reaction

³H(t,n) is of particular interest. Continuous neutron spectra of the

³H(t,n) reactions were measured at 5.98-, 7.47-, 10.45-, 16.41-, and 19.14-MeV triton energy at typically seven angles between 0 and 145 deg. The spectra at the three lowest energies contain only neutrons from

³H(t,n)

⁵ He and

³H(t,2n)

⁴ He reactions and therefore can more easily be interpreted than the spectra at 16.41 and 19.14 MeV, which are too complex to allow a straightforward decomposition except for estimation of the neutron emission cross section following the reaction

³H(t,d)

⁴ H. Angle-dependent double-differential and neutron energy-integrated cross sections are given at the five energies. In most cases the peak of the two-body ground state transition could be deconvolved reliably resulting in cross sections of the reaction

³H(t,n)

⁵ He. Although the basic scale uncertainty is <5%, severe background, in particular, at the higher triton energies, increases the total uncertainty of integrated cross sections up to 9%. Naturally, the uncertainty of each energy bin of the double-differential cross sections, which depend on bin width, is considerably higher. As no previous data are reported at or near these energies, no direct comparison with other data was feasible. Evidence is provided of the formation of the short-lived neutron-rich nuclei

⁵He and at higher energies of

⁴H.

Organisation(en)

Aerosolphysik und Umweltphysik

Externe Organisation(en)

Technische Universität Wien, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Universität Wien

Journal

Nuclear Science and Engineering: research and development related to peaceful utilization of nuclear energy

Band

184

Seiten

114-124

Anzahl der Seiten

11

ISSN

0029-5639

DOI

https://doi.org/10.13182/NSE16-56

Publikationsdatum

09-2016

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103014 Kernphysik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Nuclear Energy and Engineering

Link zum Portal

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