Characteristics of X-ray Hot Spots in a 3.5 kJ Plasma Focus Device at Different Pressures of Argon and Air
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DOI: 10.1007/s10894-017-0130-5
Abstract: The present study examined the formation of hot spots in the plasma column of a 3.5 kJ Mather-type plasma focus device. Experiments were performed with air and argon as operating gases at 0.2–1.5 mbar of pressures. X-ray… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; spots plasma; air; focus device ... See more keywords
A Plasma Focus device as ultra-high dose rate pulsed radiation source. Part I: Primary electron beam characterization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.02.027
Abstract: Abstract A Plasma Focus is a device able to generate in the pinch phase several kinds of radiation fields. One of them are the backward emitted electron's beams that can be used as source for… read more here.
Keywords: radiation; plasma focus; source; focus device ... See more keywords
The circuit parameters measurement of the SABALAN-I plasma focus facility and comparison with Lee Model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2017.05.021
Abstract: Abstract The circuit parameters are investigated in a Mather-type plasma focus device. The experiments are performed in the SABALAN-I plasma focus facility (2 kJ, 20 kV, 10 µF). A 12-turn Rogowski coil is built and used to measure… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; circuit; circuit parameters; sabalan plasma ... See more keywords
Study Cherenkov radiation by production of positrons and its annihilation in dense plasma focus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2019.102747
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the production of positrons through nat Ne 2 D 4 He 18 F , nuclear reactions and its possible Cherenkov radiation (CR) before annihilating in… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; plasma; dense plasma; production positrons ... See more keywords
Influence of electrode geometry on X-ray emission, plasma inductance, voltage, and current derivative signals obtained from a plasma focus device
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2021.104016
Abstract: Abstract Plasma focus devices have been investigated as a pulsed radiation source. Different studies have shown that the shape of the anode affects strongly the plasma dynamic and x-ray emission that takes place in plasma… read more here.
Keywords: voltage; plasma focus; ray emission; geometry ... See more keywords
Comparative numerical study of the dynamics, ion beam and flow energetics of fast and slow focus modes in a 2 kJ plasma focus operated in various gases
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2019.04.042
Abstract: Abstract Comparative study of fast focus mode (FFM) and slow focus mode (SFM) of INTI Plasma Focus device at 12 kV, based on Lee Model, are presented in this paper. Results of numerical experiments for D,… read more here.
Keywords: slow focus; ion; plasma focus; focus ... See more keywords
Development of the dense plasma focus for short-pulse applications
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4973227
Abstract: The dense plasma focus (DPF) has long been considered a compact source for pulsed neutrons and has traditionally been optimized for the total neutron yield. In this paper, we describe the efforts to optimize the… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; plasma; short pulse; dense plasma ... See more keywords
Axial compression of plasma structures in a plasma focus discharge
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5033997
Abstract: The paper describes the behaviour of plasma within a MA plasma-focus with a novel electrode configuration, in which the anode and anti-anode were both equipped with conical tips. This configuration was applied to test the… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; compression; plasma; plasma structures ... See more keywords
Magnetohydrodynamic simulations of a megaampere-class Kr-doped deuterium dense plasma focus
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0033129
Abstract: The addition of Kr dopant to a deuterium or deuterium–tritium dense plasma focus (DPF) is conventionally thought to enhance radiative cooling of the imploding sheath, resulting in a tighter pinch and, under optimized conditions, increased… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; dense plasma; deuterium;
On the representation of dense plasma focus as a circuit element
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0041040
Abstract: The dense plasma focus is a plasma discharge powered by a capacitor bank. Standard diagnostics include the measurement of the time derivative of the current through and the voltage across its connections with the capacitor… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; plasma; dense plasma; representation ... See more keywords
Use of a plasma focus device to study pulsed x-ray effects on peripheral blood lymphocytes: Analysis of chromosome aberrations
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0141529
Abstract: X-ray pulses (full width at half maximum ∼ 90 ns, dose rate ∼ 107 Gy s−1) were used to irradiate the monolayer of peripheral blood mononucleated cells using the PF-2kJ kilojoule plasma focus device. Four different exposure conditions were evaluated… read more here.
Keywords: plasma focus; chromosome aberrations; peripheral blood; focus device ... See more keywords