Abstract
Analysis and experimental validation of energetic non-Maxwellian components formed in ion velocity distribution functions enhance our understanding of important physical phenomena in burning plasmas. As one such energetic component, knock-on tails appear due to nuclear elastic scattering (NES). It is important to experimentally validate the NES effects and analysis model of knock-on tails. For this purpose, we propose a method for determining the shape and size of a knock-on tail from the Doppler-broadened γ-ray emission spectrum in a proton-beam-injected deuterium plasma confined in an ITER-like experimental fusion device. In the proposed method, we adopt a two-temperature Maxwellian model and utilize the γ-ray-generating 6Li(d,nγ)7Be and 6Li(d,pγ)7Li nuclear reactions. We discuss both the validity of the proposed method and the expected accuracy of the shape and size of the measured knock-on tail.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 62-67 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Fusion Engineering and Design |
| Volume | 144 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 1 2019 |
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- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanical Engineering
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Method for determining the shape and size of a knock-on tail using the Doppler-broadened γ-ray emission spectrum. / Kawamoto, Yasuko; Matsuura, Hideaki.
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T1 - Method for determining the shape and size of a knock-on tail using the Doppler-broadened γ-ray emission spectrum
AU - Kawamoto, Yasuko
AU - Matsuura, Hideaki
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Analysis and experimental validation of energetic non-Maxwellian components formed in ion velocity distribution functions enhance our understanding of important physical phenomena in burning plasmas. As one such energetic component, knock-on tails appear due to nuclear elastic scattering (NES). It is important to experimentally validate the NES effects and analysis model of knock-on tails. For this purpose, we propose a method for determining the shape and size of a knock-on tail from the Doppler-broadened γ-ray emission spectrum in a proton-beam-injected deuterium plasma confined in an ITER-like experimental fusion device. In the proposed method, we adopt a two-temperature Maxwellian model and utilize the γ-ray-generating 6Li(d,nγ)7Be and 6Li(d,pγ)7Li nuclear reactions. We discuss both the validity of the proposed method and the expected accuracy of the shape and size of the measured knock-on tail.
AB - Analysis and experimental validation of energetic non-Maxwellian components formed in ion velocity distribution functions enhance our understanding of important physical phenomena in burning plasmas. As one such energetic component, knock-on tails appear due to nuclear elastic scattering (NES). It is important to experimentally validate the NES effects and analysis model of knock-on tails. For this purpose, we propose a method for determining the shape and size of a knock-on tail from the Doppler-broadened γ-ray emission spectrum in a proton-beam-injected deuterium plasma confined in an ITER-like experimental fusion device. In the proposed method, we adopt a two-temperature Maxwellian model and utilize the γ-ray-generating 6Li(d,nγ)7Be and 6Li(d,pγ)7Li nuclear reactions. We discuss both the validity of the proposed method and the expected accuracy of the shape and size of the measured knock-on tail.
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JF - Fusion Engineering and Design
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