Specific features of X-ray generation by plasma focus chambers with deuterium and deuterium–tritium fillings

Journal Article · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X16010050· OSTI ID:22471837

Krapiva, P. S.; Lemeshko, B. D.; Mikhailov, Yu. V.; Moskalenko, I. N.; Prokuratov, I. A.; Selifanov, A. N. ^[1]

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1. All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics (Russian Federation)

The process of hard X-ray (HXR) generation in plasma focus (PF) chambers was studied experimentally. The radiation was recorded using scintillation detectors with a high time resolution and thermoluminescent detectors in combination with the method of absorbing filters. Time-resolved analysis of the processes of neutron and X-ray generation in PFs is performed. The spectra of HXR emission from PF chambers with deuterium and deuterium–tritium fillings are determined. In experiments with PF chambers filled with a deuterium–tritium mixture, in addition to the HXR pulse with photon energies of up to 200–300 keV, a γ-ray pulse with photon energies of up to 2.5–3.0 MeV is recorded, and a mechanism of its generation is proposed.

• OSTI ID: 22471837
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 42, Issue 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DEUTERIUM
D-T OPERATION
HARD X RADIATION
KEV RANGE
MEV RANGE
NEUTRONS
PHOTONS
PLASMA FOCUS
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
TIME RESOLUTION
TRITIUM