Pressure Sensitivity Studies of an Electrostatic Fusion Neutron Device Using a Particle-in-Cell Model

Journal Article · Tue Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2002 · Fusion Science and Technology

OSTI ID:20845821

Bromley, Blair P ^[1]

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1. Brookhaven National Laboratory (United States)

The background deuterium neutral gas pressure is a major operational parameter affecting the physics of the ionized gas discharge in the inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) axial-cylindrical fusion neutron generator device (C-Device). There is uncertainty in its actual value in previous experiments. The cylindrical hollow IEC modeling program (CHIMP) computer code is a particle-in-cell, Monte Carlo-collision (PIC-MCC) model that includes ionization and secondary electron emission processes and is used to give preliminary results for the ionized gas physics behavior and neutron generation in the C-Device for a range of pressure calibration factors.

• OSTI ID: 20845821
• Journal Information: Fusion Science and Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Science and Technology Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 41; ISSN 1536-1055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
C CODES
CALIBRATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRON COLLISIONS
ELECTRON EMISSION
ELECTROSTATICS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
ION COLLISIONS
IONIZATION
MONTE CARLO METHOD
NEUTRON GENERATORS
NEUTRONS
PLASMA SIMULATION
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS