PADC Detected External Neutron Field by Nuclear Tracks at RFX-mod

Authors

  • W. Gonzalez Consorzio RFX, EURATOM-ENEA Association, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
  • G. Espinosa Instituto de Física, universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Cientifica, Ciudad universitaria, 04520 México, D.F.
  • M. Zuin Consorzio RFX, EURATOM-ENEA Association, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
  • G. Viesti Dipartimento di Fisica ed Astronomia, università di Padova,Italy
  • F. Pino universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas 1080A, Venezuela
  • J. I. Golzarri Instituto de Física, universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito de la Investigación Cientifica, Ciudad universitaria, 04520 México, D.F.
  • E. Martinez Consorzio RFX, EURATOM-ENEA Association, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
  • J. Bermudez INFN, laboratori Nazionali di legnaro, 35020 legnaro, Italy
  • D. Moro INFN, laboratori Nazionali di legnaro, 35020 legnaro, Italy
  • J. K. Palfalvi Centre for energy Research of the hungarian Academy of Sciences. POB 49, h-1525 Budapest. hungary
  • L. Sajo-Bohus universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas 1080A, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15415/jnp.2014.21006

Keywords:

Neutron diagnostics, Plasma, Track detectors

Abstract

Measured neutron signals relevant for plasma diagnostics on Reversed Field pinch eXperiment, RFX-mod, are obtained by nuclear track methodology with PADC-NtD’s. this technique provides the external neutron field values around the RFX-mod installation during pulsed operation. Charged particles from (n, p) and (n, α) reactions are related to formed latent tracks. these are etched in a thermoregulated water bath with a 6.25M, KOh solution at 60oC. Observed tracks were analyzed to determine track density from which neutron fluence spatial values should be derived. Results indicate that the neutron density in the surrounding environment change at most 40%. the epithermal component is 60% higher than that corresponding to the thermal region. the estimated neutron fluence for the whole experiment is 7.5×1010 neutrons cm2/s.

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2014-08-20

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Gonzalez, W. .; Espinosa, G. .; Zuin, M. .; Viesti, G. .; Pino, F. .; Golzarri, J. I. .; Martinez, E. .; Bermudez, J. .; Moro, D. .; Palfalvi, J. K. .; Sajo-Bohus, L. . PADC Detected External Neutron Field by Nuclear Tracks at RFX-Mod. J. Nucl. Phy. Mat. Sci. Rad. A. 2014, 2, 83-90.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

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