The Los Alamos Intense Neutron Source

Nebel, R A; Barnes, D C; Bollman, R; Eden, G; Morrison, L; Pickrell, M M; Reass, W

Title: The Los Alamos Intense Neutron Source

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The Intense Neutron Source (INS) is an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) fusion device presently under construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory. It is designed to produce 10{sup 11} neutrons per second steady-state using D-T fuel. Phase 1 operation of this device will be as a standard three grid IEC ion focus device. Expected performance has been predicted by scaling from a previous IEC device. Phase 2 operation of this device will utilize a new operating scheme, the Periodically Oscillating Plasma Sphere (POPS). This scheme is related to both the Spherical Reflect Diode and the Oscillating Penning Trap. With this type of operation the authors hope to improve plasma neutron production to about 10{sup 13} neutrons/second.

Authors:: Nebel, R A; Barnes, D C; Bollman, R; Eden, G; Morrison, L; Pickrell, M M; Reass, W

Publication Date:: 1997-10-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 532533

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-97-1512; CONF-9703109-1
ON: DE97007736; TRN: 97:019459

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 2. symposium on current trends in international fusion research: review and assessment, Washington, DC (United States), 10-14 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; NEUTRON SOURCES; ICF DEVICES; LANL; D-T OPERATION; DESIGN; PERFORMANCE; FUSION YIELD

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                    Nebel, R A, Barnes, D C, Bollman, R, Eden, G, Morrison, L, Pickrell, M M, and Reass, W. The Los Alamos Intense Neutron Source.  United States: N. p., 1997. 
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                    Nebel, R A, Barnes, D C, Bollman, R, Eden, G, Morrison, L, Pickrell, M M, & Reass, W. The Los Alamos Intense Neutron Source.  United States.

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                    Nebel, R A, Barnes, D C, Bollman, R, Eden, G, Morrison, L, Pickrell, M M, and Reass, W. 1997.  
        "The Los Alamos Intense Neutron Source".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/532533.

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