Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Neutron correlations with electrical measurements in a Plasma Focus device

  • 1. CONICET - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Buenos Aires(Argentina)
  • 2. Universidad de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata (Argentina)
  • 3. CONICET - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
  • 4. Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica (CNEA), Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Description

The measurement of the voltage between electrodes and the discharge current time derivative in Plasma Focus devices can be used to obtain important information on the neutron-producing pinch stage of the mentioned devices. The analysis of a 60-shots experimental run in a 5.7 kJ Mather-type device results in correlations suggesting that the neutron yield depends mostly on the average energy per particle delivered to the plasma during the pinch stage. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from. http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjp/v38n1/a22v38n1.pdf

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Brazilian Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 117-121
ISSN
0103-9733
CODEN
BJPHE6

Conference

Title
Brazilian meeting on simulational physics
Acronym
5. BMSP
Dates
31 Jul - 4 Aug 2007
Place
Ouro Preto, MG (Brazil)

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
39070305
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CORRELATIONS; DEUTERIUM; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; NEUTRONS; PINCH DEVICES; PLASMA FOCUS; PLASMA FOCUS DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; ELECTRON TUBES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; STABLE ISOTOPES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

Optional Information

Notes
12 refs., 8 figs.