Investigation of Enhancement and Stimulation of DD-reaction Yields in Crystalline Deuterated Heterostructures at Low Energies using the HELIS Ion Accelerator
At a Glance
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| Publication Date | 2016-06-01 |
| Journal | Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science |
| Authors | A. S. Rusetskiy, A. Bagulya, O. D. Dalkarov, M. A. Negodaev, Š. Š. Š§ŃŠ±ŠµŠ½ŠŗŠ¾ |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāIn this study, we present the results of studies of DD reactions in crystalline heterostructures at low energies using the ion accelerator HELIS. The results of measurements of the DD-reaction yields from the Pd/PdO:Dx and the Ti/TiO2:Dx heterostructures in the energy range of 10-25 keV are presented. The neutron and proton fluxes are measured using a neutron detector based on 3He- counters and a CR-39 plastic track detector. Comparisons with calculations show significant DD-reaction yield enhancement. It was first shown that the impact of the H+ and Ne+ ion beams in the energy range of 10-25 keV at currents of 0.01-0.1 mA on the deuterated heterostructure results in an appreciable DD-reaction yield stimulation. We also studied the neutron yield in DD reactions within a polycrystalline deuterium-saturated CVD diamond, during irradiation of its surface by a deuterium ion beam with energy of less than 30 keV. The measurements of the neutron flux in the beam direction are performed in dependence on the target angle, Ī², with respect to the beam axis. A significant anisotropy in neutron yield is observed, it was higher by a factor of 3 at Ī² = 0 compared to that at Ī² = Ā±45ā¦.