Experimental investigations on neutron emission from projectile-impacted deuterated solids
T. C. Kaushik
, L. V. Kulkarni
, A. Shyam
and M. Srinivasan
Neutron Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Bombay 400 085, India
Received 18 April 1996; revised 30 January 1997; accepted 22 May 1997; Communicated by A. Lagendijk Available online 18 May 1998.
Abstract
Deuterated polycrystalline solids (LiD, TiDx and PdDx, etc.) were impacted by nylon projectiles of < 1 km/s velocity
to look for and characterize possible neutron emissions from fracto-fusion type reactions. Emission of < 100 neutrons from impacted 6–8 mm size lithium deuteride samples is inferred by monitoring signals from a bank of BF3 detectors in various ways.
Author Keywords: Fracto-fusion; Deuterated solids;
Railgun
; Projectile impact; Neutron emission
PACS classification codes: 25.45.-z; 62.20.mk; 79.20