Numerical experiments on plasma focus neutron yield versus pressure compared with laboratory experiments

S Lee, SH Saw, L Soto, SV Springham… - Plasma Physics and …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2009iopscience.iop.org
Published literature shows that the neutron yield of the plasma focus has been modeled in
two papers using a thermonuclear mechanism. However, it is more widely held that plasma
focus neutrons are produced mainly by non-thermalized mechanisms such as beam–target.
Moreover these papers use several parameters which are adjusted for each machine until
the computed neutron yield Y n data agree with measured Y n data. For this paper numerical
experiments are carried out, using the Lee model code, incorporating a beam–target …
Abstract
Published literature shows that the neutron yield of the plasma focus has been modeled in two papers using a thermonuclear mechanism. However, it is more widely held that plasma focus neutrons are produced mainly by non-thermalized mechanisms such as beam–target. Moreover these papers use several parameters which are adjusted for each machine until the computed neutron yield Y n data agree with measured Y n data. For this paper numerical experiments are carried out, using the Lee model code, incorporating a beam–target mechanism to compute the Y n versus pressure data of plasma focus devices PF-400 J and FN-II. The Lee model code is first configured for each of these two machines by fitting the computed current waveform against a measured current waveform. Thereafter all results are computed without adjusting any parameters. Computed results of Y n versus pressure for each device are compared with the measured Y n versus pressure data. The comparison shows degrees of agreement between the laboratory measurements and the computed results.
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