First PGAA and NAA experimental results from a compact high intensity D-D neutron generator
Various types of neutron generator systems have been designed and tested at the Plasma and Ion Source Technology Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. These generators are based on a D-D fusion reaction. These high power D-D neutron generators can provide neutron fluxes in excess of the current state of the art D-T neutron generators, without the use of pre-loaded targets or radioactive tritium gas. Safe and reliable long-life operations are the typical features of these D-D generators. All of the neutron generators developed in the Plasma and Ion Source Technology Group are utilizing powerful RF-induction discharge to generate the deuterium plasma. One of the advantages of using the RF-induction discharge is it's ability to generate high fraction of atomic ions from molecular gases, and the ability to generate high plasma densities for high extractable ion current from relatively small discharge volume.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Administrator for National Nuclear Security Admin. Nonproliferation and National Security Program Direction (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 813595
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-52675; R&D Project: ZNGPMS; TRN: US0303936
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 13 May 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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