The intensity of Be-9 + p nuclear fusion reactions was experimentally studied during second harmonic (2 omega CH) ion-cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) and further analyzed during fundamental hydrogen minority ICRH of JET-ILW hydrogen and deuterium plasmas. In relatively low-density plasmas with a high ICRH power, a population of fast H+ ions was created and measured by neutral particle analyzers. Primary and secondary nuclear reaction products, due to Be-9 + p interaction, were observed with fast ion loss detectors, gamma-ray spectrometers and neutron flux monitors and spectrometers. The possibility of using Be-9(p, d)2 alpha and Be-9(p, alpha)Li-6 nuclear reactions to create a population of fast alpha particles and study their behaviour in non-active stage of ITER operation is discussed in the paper.

Evidence of 9Be + p nuclear reactions during 2ω CH and hydrogen minority ICRH in JET-ILW hydrogen and deuterium plasmas

Alessi, E.;Alfier, Alberto;Baruzzo, Matteo;Bernardo, J.;Brombin, Matteo;Cardinali, A.;Cenedese, Angelo;Chitarin, Giuseppe;Clark, M.;Day, C.;De Masi, G.;Fonnesu, N.;Frassinetti, L.;Jeong, C.;Liang, Y.;Liu, G.;Martin, A.;Mccormack, O.;Muraro, A.;Neto, A.;Pau, A.;Piron, Lidia;Rubino, G.;Sias, G.;Sonato, Piergiorgio;Stevens, A.;Vianello, N.;Vincenzi, Pietro;Zhou, Y.;Zilli, E.;
2018

Abstract

The intensity of Be-9 + p nuclear fusion reactions was experimentally studied during second harmonic (2 omega CH) ion-cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) and further analyzed during fundamental hydrogen minority ICRH of JET-ILW hydrogen and deuterium plasmas. In relatively low-density plasmas with a high ICRH power, a population of fast H+ ions was created and measured by neutral particle analyzers. Primary and secondary nuclear reaction products, due to Be-9 + p interaction, were observed with fast ion loss detectors, gamma-ray spectrometers and neutron flux monitors and spectrometers. The possibility of using Be-9(p, d)2 alpha and Be-9(p, alpha)Li-6 nuclear reactions to create a population of fast alpha particles and study their behaviour in non-active stage of ITER operation is discussed in the paper.
2018
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