Recent progress in fast-ion diagnostics for magnetically confined plasmas

D Moseev, M Salewski, M Garcia-Muñoz… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - Springer
On the road to a fusion reactor, a thorough control of the fast-ion distribution plays a crucial
role. Fusion-born α α-particles are, indeed, a necessary ingredient of self-sustained burning …

Single crystal diamond detector measurements of deuterium-deuterium and deuterium-tritium neutrons in Joint European Torus fusion plasmas

C Cazzaniga, EA Sundén, F Binda, G Croci… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
First simultaneous measurements of deuterium-deuterium (DD) and deuterium-tritium
neutrons from deuterium plasmas using a Single crystal Diamond Detector are presented in …

Diagnosis of physical parameters of fast particles in high power fusion plasmas with high resolution neutron and gamma-ray spectroscopy

M Tardocchi, M Nocente, G Gorini - Plasma Physics and …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
High resolution neutron emission spectroscopy (NES) and gamma-ray spectroscopy (GRS)
measurements of fast ions in high power fusion plasmas are reviewed. NES is a well …

A diamond based neutron spectrometer for diagnostics of deuterium-tritium fusion plasmas

C Cazzaniga, M Nocente, M Rebai… - Review of Scientific …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Single crystal Diamond Detectors (SDD) are being increasingly exploited for neutron
diagnostics in high power fusion devices, given their significant radiation hardness and high …

The thin-foil magnetic proton recoil neutron spectrometer MPRu at JET

EA Sundén, H Sjöstrand, S Conroy, G Ericsson… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Neutrons are produced in fusion energy experiments with both deuterium (D) and deuterium–
tritium (DT) plasmas. Neutron spectroscopy is a valuable tool in the study of the underlying …

Neutron emission spectrometer in magnetic confinement fusion

S Sangaroon, K Ogawa, M Isobe - AAPPS Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
Comprehensive neutron diagnostics have been developed and used to study magnetic
confinement fusion plasmas. The neutron emission spectrometer is one of the most powerful …

Chapter 9: Fusion product diagnostics

M Sasao, T Nishitani, A Krasilnilov… - Fusion science and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Fusion product diagnostics can be used to determine a fusion reaction rate, which indicates
how close the plasma is to the ultimate goal of making a power plant based on nuclear …

Combined unfolding and spatial inversion of neutron camera measurements for ion temperature profile determination in ITER

D Marocco, B Esposito, F Moro - Nuclear Fusion, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Measurements of the core ion temperature profile are required in ITER with±10% accuracy
and 100 ms time resolution. The ITER radial neutron camera (RNC), with 45 collimated lines …

Design and simulated performance of a high-resolution magnetic proton recoil spectrometer for deuterium–tritium neutrons

X Du, J Zhang, L Sheng, S He, M Qiu, C Tang - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neutron emission energy and time spectra of deuterium–tritium plasma contain abundant
information about the fusion yield, ion temperature, and nuclear burn history. Magnetic recoil …

Thin YAP: Ce and LaBr3: Ce scintillators as proton detectors of a thin-film proton recoil neutron spectrometer for fusion and spallation sources applications

C Cazzaniga, M Nocente, M Tardocchi, A Fazzi… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Two thin inorganic scintillators based on YAP and LaBr 3 crystals (1 in. diameter× 0.1 in.
height) have been used for proton measurements at the Uppsala tandem accelerator in the …