Fusion reaction scaling in a mega - amp dense plasma focus

• Autorzy: Lerner E. J. , Murali S. K. , Blake A. M. , Shannon D. M. , van Roessel F. J.
• Konferencja: International Conference on Research and Applications of Plasmas, Plasma-2011, 12-16 September 2011, Warsaw, Poland
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The dense plasma focus (DPF) is one of the most efficient sources of fusion reactions for a given energy input. For smaller DPFs, fusion output scales as I4 or faster, where I is peak current. However, energy output in high-current machines saturates at 1012 reactions with deuterium as fill gas. To attempt to overcome this saturation, experiments at the focus fusion-1 (FF-1) facility have tested the use of smaller-radius electrodes (2.8 cm radius anode) and higher fill-gas densities more than 30 T.

Słowa kluczowe

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dense plasma focus (DPF); fusion reaction scaling; neutron yield saturation

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 57, No. 2
• Strony: 205--209
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 3 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Lerner E. J.

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Murali S. K.

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Blake A. M.

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Shannon D. M.

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van Roessel F. J.

• Lawrenceville Plasma Physics, Inc., 128 Lincoln Blvd., Middlesex, NJ, 08846 USA, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],

Bibliografia

• 1. Bogdanov SP, Volosov VI (1971) Corpuscular, correlation, bolometric, and other techniques. In: Tolok VT (ed) Recent advances in plasma diagnostics. Vol. 3. Consultants Bureau, New York, P.1
• 2. Lerner E, Krupakar Murali S, Haboub A (2011) Theory and experimental program for p-B11 fusion with the Dense Plasma Focus. J Fusion Energy 30:367–376
• 3. Lerner E, Krupakar Murali S, Shannon D, Blake AM, Van Roessel F (2012) Fusion reaction from greater than 150 keV ions in a dense plasma focus plasmoid. Phys Plasmas 19:032704 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3694746)