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[en] The absolute measurement of neutron emission rate from the whole plasma is a very important diagnostics as a fusion power monitor in fusion experimental devices with D-T or D-T operations. Here measurement techniques of time-resolved and time-integrated absolute neutron emission on the present tokamaks and ITER are reviewed. In the present tokamaks, fission chamber installed outside the vacuum vessel are very popular in the absolute neutron emission rate measurement. As well as conventional neutron monitors installed outside the vacuum vessel, in-vessel neutron monitors using micro fission chamber are proposed for the absolute neutron emission rate measurement in ITER. The neutron activation system provides time-integrated measurements of the total neutron yield with high accuracy by using well known neutron reaction cross sections, which is useful to maintain a robust measure of fusion energy production with stability and wide dynamic range. The calibration of the relation between the neutron emission rate in the whole plasma and the output of neutron monitor is the most important issue in the absolute neutron emission rate measurements. The calibration of the neutron detectors has been performed by moving a neutron source such as a 252Cf neutron or a small accelerator-based neutron generator. For the calibration in ITER, the neutron generator with neutron emission rate of 1011 s-1 or stronger is required to obtain high accuracy
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International conference on burning plasma diagnostics; Varenna (Italy); 24-28 Sep 2007; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BARYON REACTIONS, BARYONS, CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES, CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES, DETECTION, ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, EMISSION, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, FERMIONS, HADRON REACTIONS, HADRONS, HEATING, HEAVY NUCLEI, IONIZATION CHAMBERS, ISOTOPES, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, MONITORS, NEUTRON DETECTORS, NUCLEAR REACTIONS, NUCLEI, NUCLEON REACTIONS, NUCLEONS, RADIATION DETECTION, RADIATION DETECTORS, RADIATION MONITORS, RADIOISOTOPES, RESOLUTION, SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES, THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES, THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS, TIMING PROPERTIES, TOKAMAK DEVICES, TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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