Study on neutron emission from 2.2 kJ plasma focus device
- 1 June 2014
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Plasmas
- Vol. 21 (6)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4885393
Abstract
The neutron emission from a low energy (2.2 kJ) plasma focus device operated in deuterium medium has been investigated by employing photo-multiplier tube (PMT) and bubble dosimeter. The neutron emission is found to be pressure dependent and anisotropic in nature. In most cases of plasma focus shots, the PMT signal shows double pulses of neutron emission with different intensities and widths. An interesting relation between intensity of hard X-ray and neutron emission is also observed.Keywords
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