Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause
Plasma focus research in the direction of fusion energy faces the limitation of observed neutron saturation; the neutron yield Yn falls away from Yn E0 2 , the scaling deteriorating as storage energy E0 increases toward 1 MJ. Numerical experiments confirm that Yn E0 2 applies at low energies and...
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| description | Plasma focus research in the direction of fusion energy faces the limitation of observed neutron
saturation; the neutron yield Yn falls away from Yn E0 2 , the scaling deteriorating as storage energy
E0 increases toward 1 MJ. Numerical experiments confirm that Yn E0 2 applies at low energies and
drops to Yn E0
0.8 toward 25 MJ; deteriorating already at several hundred kilojoules. We point out
that the cause is the dynamic resistance of the axial phase that is constant for all plasma foci. This
dynamic resistance dominates the circuit as capacitor bank surge impedance becomes insignificant
at large E0, causing current, hence neutron “saturation.” |
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| spelling | intimal-2722016-05-12T09:11:58Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/272/ Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause Lee, S. QC Physics Plasma focus research in the direction of fusion energy faces the limitation of observed neutron saturation; the neutron yield Yn falls away from Yn E0 2 , the scaling deteriorating as storage energy E0 increases toward 1 MJ. Numerical experiments confirm that Yn E0 2 applies at low energies and drops to Yn E0 0.8 toward 25 MJ; deteriorating already at several hundred kilojoules. We point out that the cause is the dynamic resistance of the axial phase that is constant for all plasma foci. This dynamic resistance dominates the circuit as capacitor bank surge impedance becomes insignificant at large E0, causing current, hence neutron “saturation.” AIP Publishing 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/272/1/2.pdf Lee, S. (2009) Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause. Applied Physics Letters, 95 (15). ISSN 1077-3118 10.1063/1.3246159 |
| spellingShingle | QC Physics Lee, S. Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause |
| title | Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause |
| title_full | Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause |
| title_fullStr | Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause |
| title_short | Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause |
| title_sort | neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: a fundamental cause |
| topic | QC Physics |
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