Anisotropy of the neutron emission from PF-360 facility operated without and with solid-state targets

• Autorzy: Czaus K. , Baranowski J. , Sadowski M. , Skladnik-Sadowska E. , Zebrowski J.
• Konferencja: International Workshop on Dense Magnetised Plasmas IWDMP’2000 (12-14.10.2000 ; Kudowa Zdrój, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper reports on detailed studies of an anisotropy of the fusion-produced neutrons emitted from the modernized PF-360 facility [10], which has been operated with a pure deuterium-gas filling, without and with some additional solidstate targets containing deuterium atoms. Under standard operational conditions, anisotropy of the neutron yield from the PF-360 facility is similar to that observed in other PF devices. For the first time the neutron emission anisotropy has been measured in the PF experiments performed with a planar cryogenic target covered with a heavy-ice (D2O) layer. Changes in the Yn(Φ)/Yn(90°) ratio, particularly for angles Φ = 0–60°, have been explained by the known features of the angular distribution of fast deuterons.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

anisotropy; beam-target mechanism; dense plasma focus (DPF); neutron yield; thermal mechanism

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2001
• Tom: Vol. 46, suppl. 1
• Strony: 77--80
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Czaus K.

• Department of Plasma Physics and Technology (P-V), The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies (IPJ), 05-400 Otwock-Swierk by Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Baranowski J.

• Department of Plasma Physics and Technology (P-V), The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies (IPJ), 05-400 Otwock-Swierk by Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Sadowski M.

• Department of Plasma Physics and Technology (P-V), The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies (IPJ), 05-400 Otwock-Swierk by Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Skladnik-Sadowska E.

• Department of Plasma Physics and Technology (P-V), The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies (IPJ), 05-400 Otwock-Swierk by Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

autor

Zebrowski J.

• Department of Plasma Physics and Technology (P-V), The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies (IPJ), 05-400 Otwock-Swierk by Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

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