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Scattering chamber; double-differential cross-section; 14 MeV DT neutron generator; silicon surface barrier detector.

Measurement of double-differential cross-sections of 14 MeV neutron-inducedcharged-particle productions is very important for estimating the nuclear heating and radiation damage of a fusion reactor. Only a few experimental data are available even though the nuclear reaction cross-section data of structural materials are important in fusion nuclear technology. In this context,general purpose scattering chamber facility has been developed for accelerator-based 14 MeV DT neutron generator to measure double-differential nuclear reaction cross-section at Fusion Neutronics Laboratory, IPR. It has been designed for experiments using silicon surface barrier detectors forthe online detection of charged particles. It offers flexibility in the arrangement of silicon surface barrier detectors.

PRAJAPATI P M¹ PANDEY BHAWNA¹ GUPTA N C² KUMAR SURESH³ NAYAK B K³ SAXENA A³ SURYANARAYANA S V³ JAKHAR S¹ VALA SUDHIRSINH¹ RAO C V S¹ BASU T K¹

1. Fusion Neutronics Laboratory, Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382 428, India
2. Cryogenic Division, Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar 382 428, India
3. Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India

Published

16 June 2016

Manuscript received

28 August 2014

Manuscript revised

7 May 2015

Accepted

7 July 2015

Early published

3 February 2016