https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202327913004
40Ar proposed as probe of neutron-induced reactions in a high-density stellar-like plasma at the National Ignition Facility
1 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 91904
2 Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne Israel
3 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA USA
4 Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne IL USA
5 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN USA
6 Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble France
7 Technical University Dresden, Dresden Germany
8 Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf, Dresden Germany
* e-mail: paul@vms.huji.ac.il
Published online: 22 March 2023
The thermodynamical conditions and the neutron density produced in a laser-induced implosion of a deuterium-tritium (DT) filled capsule at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) are the closest laboratory analog of stellar conditions. We plan to investigate neutron-induced reactions on 40Ar, namely the 40Ar(n, 2n)39Ar(t1/2 =268 y), the 40Ar(n, γ)41Ar(110 min) and the potential rapid two-neutron capture reaction 40Ar(2n, γ)42Ar(33 y) in an Ar-loaded DT capsule. The chemical inertness of noble gas Ar enables reliable collection of the reaction products.
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