A fusion‐product source

A Texas Nuclear Cockcroft–Walton neutron generator was refurbished for use as a general fusion‐product source. This well‐calibrated source is now used routinely for characterizing energetic charged‐particle detectors, for the development of nuclear fusion diagnostics, for studying radiation damage,...

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Published in:Review of Scientific Instruments 1992-10, Vol.63 (10), p.4837-4839
Main Authors: Wenzel, K. W., Lo, D. H., Petrasso, R. D., Coleman, J. W., Li, C. K., Lierzer, J. R., Borrás, C., Wei, T., Hsieh, E., Bernat, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
430100 - Particle Accelerators- Design, Development, & Operation
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700320 - Plasma Diagnostic Techniques & Instrumentation- (1992-)
ACCELERATORS
CALIBRATION
COCKCROFT-WALTON ACCELERATORS
DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS
Exact sciences and technology
FUSION YIELD
GAMMA RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
Physics
Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
Physics of plasmas and electric discharges
Plasma diagnostic techniques and instrumentation
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
USES
VACUUM SYSTEMS
X RADIATION
YIELDS
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Summary:A Texas Nuclear Cockcroft–Walton neutron generator was refurbished for use as a general fusion‐product source. This well‐calibrated source is now used routinely for characterizing energetic charged‐particle detectors, for the development of nuclear fusion diagnostics, for studying radiation damage, and for calibrating x‐ray detectors for laboratory and space plasmas. This paper is an overview of the facility. We describe the main accelerator operating systems, the primary fusion reactions studied, and several diagnostics used to characterize the fusion‐product source.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1143576