Year: 1977
Type: report
Abstract: This system consists of three major components, namely: (1) time resolving neutron counters, (2) neutron threshold activation detectors, and (3) the total neutron yield monitors. These three components when taken together enable a thorough description of target produced neutrons. In particular, the system is capable of giving an indication of the neutron spectrum produced, the total number of neutrons produced, and the neutron formation time. The system is designed to maintain as high an overall detection efficiency as possible since it is expected that initial pellet implosion experiments will have low thermonuclear neutron yields. A novel feature of the system is the use of gated photomultiplier tubes capable of operating in the presence of the intense bremsstrahlung background characteristic of electron and some ion beam experiments.
DOI: 10.2172/7093564
Authors: J.J. Ramirez, L.W. Kruse, R.J. Leeper
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Sandia National Laboratories
OpenAlex ID: W172969930