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

  • JET contributors
  • , A.V. Krasilnikov (Corresponding author)
  • , V. Kiptily
  • , E. Lerche
  • , D. Van Eester
  • , V.I. Afanasyev
  • , C. Giroud
  • , V. Goloborodko
  • , C. Hellesen
  • , S.V. Popovichev
  • , M.I. Mironov
  • , M. Beckers
  • , M. Beurskens
  • , J. Boom
  • , J. Citrin
  • , M. De Bock
  • , E. Delabie
  • , T. Donné
  • , G.T.A. Huijsmans
  • , F. Jaulmes
  • A. Kappatou, M. Kempenaars, J. Rodriguez, A. Shumack, A.C.C. Sips, G.J. Van Rooij

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Abstract

The intensity of 9Be + p nuclear fusion reactions was experimentally studied during second harmonic (2ω 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 9Be + p interaction, were observed with fast ion loss detectors, γ-ray spectrometers and neutron flux monitors and spectrometers. The possibility of using 9Be(p, d)2α and 9Be(p, α)6Li 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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number026033
Number of pages12
JournalNuclear Fusion
Volume58
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2018

Keywords

  • alpha-particles
  • beryllium
  • ICRH
  • nuclear reactions
  • proton

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