Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield
A current-step technique is applied to the plasma focus by modifying the Lee Model code, incorpo- rating a current-step bank to add current to the focus pinch at the time of the current dip. For a 50 kV, 1 MJ, 6 ls rise- time bank, the current-step from a 200 kV, 0.4 MJ, 0.8 ls rise-time bank m...
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| description | A current-step technique is applied to the
plasma focus by modifying the Lee Model code, incorpo-
rating a current-step bank to add current to the focus pinch
at the time of the current dip. For a 50 kV, 1 MJ, 6 ls rise-
time bank, the current-step from a 200 kV, 0.4 MJ, 0.8 ls
rise-time bank maintains the pinch current at 2.2 MA,
enhances compression by 1.9 and increases the neutron
yield from 2.5 9 10 12 to 1.03 9 10 13 . The increase is
attributed mainly to the step nature of the current which
favorably shifts the end-point of compression; rather than
to the scaling in terms of energy or current. |
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| spelling | intimal-1262016-04-06T10:11:13Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/126/ Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield Lee, S. Saw, S. H. QC Physics A current-step technique is applied to the plasma focus by modifying the Lee Model code, incorpo- rating a current-step bank to add current to the focus pinch at the time of the current dip. For a 50 kV, 1 MJ, 6 ls rise- time bank, the current-step from a 200 kV, 0.4 MJ, 0.8 ls rise-time bank maintains the pinch current at 2.2 MA, enhances compression by 1.9 and increases the neutron yield from 2.5 9 10 12 to 1.03 9 10 13 . The increase is attributed mainly to the step nature of the current which favorably shifts the end-point of compression; rather than to the scaling in terms of energy or current. Springer US 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/126/1/6_ft.pdf Lee, S. and Saw, S. H. (2012) Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield. Journal of Fusion Energy, 31 (6). pp. 603-610. ISSN 1572-9591 10.1007/s10894-012-9506-8 |
| spellingShingle | QC Physics Lee, S. Saw, S. H. Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| title | Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| title_full | Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| title_fullStr | Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| title_short | Current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| title_sort | current-step technique to enhance plasma focus compression and neutron yield |
| topic | QC Physics |
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