BARC/PUB/2018/0222

 
 

Effect of gas filling pressure and operation energy on ion and neutron emission in a medium energy plasma focus device

 
     
 
Author(s)

Niranjan, R.; Rout, R. K.; Srivastava, R.; Kaushik, T. C.
(APD)

Source

Journal of Applied Physics, 2018. Vol. 123 (9): pp. 093301.1-093301.6

ABSTRACT

The effects of gas filling pressure and operation energy on deuterium ions and neutrons have been studied in a medium energy plasma focus device, MEPF-12. The deuterium gas filling pressure was varied from 1 to 10 mbar at an operation energy of 9.7 kJ. Also, the operation energy was varied from 3.9 to 9.7 kJ at a deuterium gas filling pressure of 4 mbar. Time resolved emission of deuterium ions was measured using a Faraday cup. Simultaneously, time integrated and time resolved emissions of neutrons were measured using a silver activation detector and plastic scintillator detector, respectively. Various characteristics (fluence, peak density, and most probable energy) of deuterium ions were estimated using the Faraday cup signal. The fluence was found to be nearly independent of the gas filling pressure and operation energy, but the peak density and most probable energy of deuterium ions were found to be varying. The neutron yield was observed to be varying with the gas filling pressure and operation energy. The effect of ions on neutrons emission was observed at each operation condition.

 
 
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