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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Vasilij G. Kiptilyj, Alexander V. Matjukov, A. S. Mishin, Victor O. Najdenov, Igor A. Polunovskij, Leonid A. Rassadin, Igor N. Chugunov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 22 | Number 4 | December 1992 | Pages 454-460
Alpha-Particle Special | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A30080
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Experimental results of an alpha-particle diagnostic scheme based on the 9Be(α,n1γ)12C reaction are discussed. This reaction would be suitable for a wall-mounted diagnostic scheme in deuterium-tritium fusion to obtain information about the alpha-particle distribution above 1.7 MeV, where charge-exchange reactions would be less informative.
