Conceptual engineering of plasma-focus thermonuclear pulsors

被引：72

作者：

Moreno, C ^{[1
]}

Bruzzone, H ^{[1
]}

Martínez, J ^{[1
]}

Clausse, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Res Network PLADEMA, Interinst Program Dense Magnetized Plasmas, RA-70000 Tandil, Argentina

来源：

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE | 2000年 / 28卷 / 05期

关键词：

current sheet; fusion; neutrons; plasma-focus; plasma pinches; pressure dependence; thermonuclear; Z-pinch;

D O I：

10.1109/27.901261

中图分类号：

O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];

学科分类号：

070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;

摘要：

The basic engineering criteria for conceptual design of plasma focus devices is derived from a thermonuclear model, and applied successfully to the operation of small neutron pulsors, The theory is able to explain the variation of the neutron yield with the gas pressure in deuterium-tilled chambers, the current evolution, and the electrode geometrical parameters. The performance of a prototype designed to optimize the flux/fluence ratio is presented, contrasting the experimental outcomes with the model, A set of effective design parameters is deduced, which ensure a band confidence of 20%.

引用

页码：1735 / 1741

页数：7

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