Bulletin of the American Physical Society
64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Volume 67, Number 15
Monday–Friday, October 17–21, 2022; Spokane, Washington
Session BP11: Poster Session I: In-Person, Hall A (9:30-11:00am) and Virtual Poster Presentations (11:15am-12:30pm)
MFE: Analytical,computational; Energetic Particles; Disruptions; Power Handling
ICF: Z-Pinch; MagnetoInertial Fusion; Hydrodynamics; Indirect drive
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Monday, October 17, 2022
Room: Exhibit Hall A and Online
Abstract: BP11.00132 : Neutron emission from light-gas gun projectile driven targets
Presenter:
Zoran D Pesic
(First Light Fusion Ltd)
Authors:
Zoran D Pesic
(First Light Fusion Ltd)
Guy C Burdiak
(First Light Fusion)
Jonathan Skidmore
(First Light Fusion)
Rosie Barker
(First Light Fusion)
Emilio Escauriza
(First Light Fusion)
Joshua Read
(First Light Fusion)
Nicolas-Pierre L Niasse
(First Light Fusion)
Timothy Ringrose
(First Light Fusion)
Hugo W Doyle
(First Light Fusion Ltd)
Nicholas Hawker
(First Light Fusion)
A variety of targets was shot successfully, resulting in detection of fusion neutrons [https://firstlightfusion.com/assets/uploads/images/first_light_fusion_experimental_white_paper.pdf]. We demonstrated repeatable coincident detection of neutrons on multiple scintillator detectors at different distances from the target, i.e. recorded time-of-flight data are consistent with the propagation of DD and DT fusion neutrons. Moreover, He-3 detectors provided additional evidence that neutrons are produced by the hypervelocity projectile impacting a target containing DD or DT gas. The results qualitatively agree with the synthetic detector modelling carried out by using the code MCNP.
This contribution will present details of recent FLF experimental fusion activities.
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