The high densities and neutron fluxes achieved in inertial confinement fusion laboratories such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) permit the study of nuclear processes that are difficult or impossible to investigate elsewhere. Examples include the capture of ~100 keV neutrons that are relevant for s-process nucleosynthesis as well reactions induced by 14-MeV neutrons. Another set of examples are nuclear processes involving tritium, such as T(n,n), T(d,gamma), and T(t,2n). These reactions can be measured by the collection of radioactive debris or by prompt gamma-ray or neutron detection. I this talk I will discuss some specific cases and present some early reaction data measured at the NIF.

Nuclear science studies using inertial confinement fusion

244th National Meeting (2012)

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