Neutron spectrometry at JET (1983–1999)

An account is given of the neutron spectrometric measurements on tokamak plasmas that have been performed at the Joint European Torus (JET) Joint Undertaking. The original restrictions for physical access to the tokamak and the performance projections are described. The actual characteristics of JET plasmas as intense but highly transient sources of neutrons are then presented. Next, the various neutron spectrometers that have been deployed at JET are listed and their success in meeting the demands of the JET experiment is appraised. Finally, there is a discussion of the plasma physics considerations that determine the detailed shapes of the d–d and d–t spectral lines under the various plasma conditions and spectrometer viewing directions and of the results obtained.