Rawat,
P. Lee, S. V. Springham
Simulation
10cm-Experiments: 60cm-Experiments:
Pinhole damaged (and blocked) by plasma jet No pinhole damage
Tracks covered across the detector surface No detector coverage with tracks
Solution: Problem:
Detectors Coated by polystyrene films The spectrum was occasionally obtained
(with Spin-coater)
Magnetic Spectrometry
(Experimental Setup)
Detection Procedure
Mid-Magnet
Alpha Irradiation
Deuteron Spectrum
Automated track counting system reads the spectral information from the detectors
Neutral Band and Mixed Particle Tracks Neutral Band and Deuteron Spectrum
Track Position
Histogram
Mixed Particles: different size and brightness Deuteron Tracks: same size and brightness
Deuteron Trajectories
Simulation
20
0.2 MeV
0.45 MeV
0.7 MeV
Circular Magnet
0.95 MeV
15 1.2 MeV
1.45 MeV Magnetic Field: 0.8 T
1.75 MeV
2 MeV
10 2.25 MeV Height: 6 cm
2.5 MeV
2.75 MeV
3 MeV
CR-39
Internal Diameter: 4cm
z (cm)
Cr-39 Detector
0 Magnet Magnet
3 cm above magnet
Deuteron Energy Range
-5
14000
13000 2.5
12000
11000
2
10000
Energy (MeV)
Counts
9000
1.5
8000
7000
6000 1
5000
4000 0.5
10 15 20 25 30 35
displacement (mm)
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
displacement (mm)
1E+15
Neutron Yield
(Exp. 108)
1E+14
Isotope Yield
dN/dEdΩ
(Exp. 106)
1E+13
1E+12
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5
Deuteron Energy (MeV)