Author:
Paul M.,Sahoo R. N.,Tessler M.,Jeet J.,Velsko C.,Zylstra A.,Avila M.,Dickerson C.,Fougères C.,Jayatissa H.,Pardo R. C.,Rehm K. E.,Scott R.,Tolstukhin I.,Vondrasek R.,Bailey T.,Callahan L.,Clark A. M.,Collon P.,Kashiv Y.,Nelson A.,Köster U.,Hoffmann H. F. R.,Pichotta M.,Zuber K.,Döring T.,Schwengner R.
Abstract
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.