A Nuclear Diagnostic for Fast Alpha Particles

Larry R. Grisham; Douglass E. Post; John M. Dawson

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22794

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Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 4 / Number 3

A Nuclear Diagnostic for Fast Alpha Particles

Larry R. Grisham, Douglass E. Post, John M. Dawson

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 4 / Number 3 / November 1983 / Pages 452-455

Technical Papers / Plasma Engineering / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A22794

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We investigate the possibility of seeding a fusion plasma with nuclei that can undergo nuclear reactions with energetic alpha particles to produce product nuclei that are radioactive. If a fraction of these product nuclei can be collected and measured, one can obtain information about the presence of fast alpha particles. It appears that a feasible diagnostic could be based on the ¹⁰B(α,n)¹³N reaction.