Observation of Neutron Bursts Produced by Laboratory High-Voltage Atmospheric Discharge

被引：29

作者：

Agafonov, A. V. ^{[1
]}

Bagulya, A. V. ^{[1
]}

Dalkarov, O. D. ^{[1
,2
]}

Negodaev, M. A. ^{[1
]}

Oginov, A. V. ^{[1
]}

Rusetskiy, A. S. ^{[1
]}

Ryabov, V. A. ^{[1
]}

Shpakov, K. V. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Russian Acad Sci FIAN, PN Lebedev Phys Inst, Moscow 119991, Russia

[2] MIEM NRU HSE, Ctr Fundamental Res, Moscow 101000, Russia

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2013年 / 111卷 / 11期

关键词：

Electric discharges;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.115003

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

For the first time the emission of neutron bursts in the process of high-voltage discharge in air was observed. Experiments were carried out at an average electric field strength of similar to 1 MV . m(-1) and discharge current of similar to 10 kA. Two independent methods (CR-39 track detectors and plastic scintillation detectors) registered neutrons within the range from thermal energies up to energies above 10 MeV and with an average flux density of >= 10(6) cm(-2) per shot inside the discharge zone. Neutron generation occurs at the initial phase of the discharge and correlates with x-ray generation. The data obtained allow us to assume that during the discharge fast neutrons are mainly produced.

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