T(t,2n)$^{4}$He Neutron Spectrum from Inertial Confinement Implosions

Measurements of the T(t,2n)$^{4}$He reaction (TT) have been conducted using high-purity tritium, gas-filled capsules in ICF implosions at the NIF and OMEGA facilities. Neutron spectra were measured using two instruments: the neutron-time-of-flight (nTOF) and the Magnetic Recoil Spectrometer. The nTOF spectra represent a significant improvement in energy resolution and statistics over previous measurements, and afford the first definitive observation of a small, narrow peak starting at the 9.44 MeV endpoint resulting from sequential decay through the ground state of $^{5}$He at low reaction energies E$_{\mathrm{cm}}$\textless\ 100 keV. However, most of the TT reaction produces a broad neutron spectrum from 0-9.5 MeV. To describe the spectrum, an R-matrix model that accounts for interferences from fermion symmetry and intermediate states has been developed. This model can describe the entire spectrum via sequential decay through l$=$1 states in $^{5}$He, which differs from previous interpretations. Work is in collaboration with V. Yu Glebov,~R. Hatarik, D. L. Bleuel, D. T. Casey, C. J. Cerjan, M. J. Eckart, R. J. Fortner, J. A. Frenje, G. P. Grim, C. Hagmann, J. P. Knauer, J. L. Kline, J. M. McNaney, J. M. Mintz, M. J. Moran, A. Nikroo, T. Phillips, J. E. Pino, B. A. Remington, D. P. Rowley, D. H. Schneider, V. A. Smalyuk, W. Stoeffl, R. E. Tipton, S. V. Weber, C. B. Yeamans, C. K. Li, M. J.-E. Manuel, D. D. Meyerhofer, R. D. Petrasso,~ P. B. Radha, T. C. Sangster, N. Sinenian, F. H. Seguin, and A. B. Zylstra.