Measurement and analysis of activation induced in titanium with fusion peak neutrons

The intense neutron flux densities in fusion reactor blankets produce activation in the blanket materials relevant to operational safety, decommissioning, etc. The aim of the present work is to check the European Activation System EASY-2007 for its capability to predict important gamma activities induced in titanium in a fusion neutron field. Many advanced low-activation materials for fusion applications contain titanium, most notably in the breeder material Li2TiO3. In the present work, a small sample of Ti was irradiated with the intense DT neutron generator of Technical University of Dresden. The gamma-radioactivity following irradiation was measured and nuclide activities were derived. For each of the measured gamma activities, the corresponding value was calculated with EASY, and calculation-to-experiment ratios (C/E) were determined. EASY predicted the induced gamma activities, isotopes of scandium, well with some overestimation for 47Sc. The results of this measurement together with available EXFOR and validated state-of-the-art activation libraries are discussed.