The dense plasma focus: A versatile dense pinch for diverse applications

M Krishnan - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dense plasma focus (DPF) is a Z-pinch that has been studied for 50 years. Within ten
years of its discovery by Fillipov and Fillipova in Russia and Mather in the USA, this dense …

Dense plasma focus-from alternative fusion source to versatile high energy density plasma source for plasma nanotechnology

RS Rawat - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The dense plasma focus (DPF), a coaxial plasma gun, utilizes pulsed high current electrical
discharge to heat and compress the plasma to very high density and temperature with …

Soft X-ray optimization studies on a dense plasma focus device operated in neon and argon in repetitive mode

D Wong, A Patran, TL Tan, RS Rawat… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the emission characteristics of a high-performance low-energy (3-kJ)
repetitive dense plasma focus device, NX2, operated at up to 1-Hz repetition rate to develop …

Research with plasma foci in countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America

AE Dubinov, EI Fomicheva, LA Senilov - Reviews of Modern Plasma …, 2020 - Springer
This paper considers the modern level of technique, research, and application of “plasma
focus” facilities in the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A description of the …

Plasma focus as a possible x-ray source for radiography

S Hussain, M Shafiq, R Ahmad… - Plasma Sources …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
A study of x-ray emission from a low energy (1.8 kJ) plasma focus (PF) device powered by a
9 µF capacitor bank, charged at 20 kV and giving peak discharge current of about 175 kA by …

Soft X-ray yield from NX2 plasma focus

S Lee, RS Rawat, P Lee, SH Saw - Journal of Applied Physics, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
The Lee model code is used to compute neon soft x-ray yield Y sxr for the NX2 plasma focus
as a function of pressure. Comparison with measured Y sxr shows reasonable agreement in …

Plasma focus assisted damage studies on tungsten

M Bhuyan, SR Mohanty, CVS Rao, PA Rayjada… - Applied surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tungsten is being considered as a front runner choice for the plasma facing component
material of next generation fusion reactor because of its superior thermophysical and …

The effect of anode shape on neon soft X-ray emissions and current sheath configuration in plasma focus device

MA Mohammadi, S Sobhanian, CS Wong… - Journal of Physics D …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The effect of three different anode shapes, flat, tapered and hemispherical, on the x-ray
emission characteristics of a neon filled UNU–ICTP plasma focus device is investigated. The …

Spectral study of the electron beam emitted from a 3 kJ plasma focus

A Patran, LC Tan, D Stoenescu… - Plasma Sources …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
In a 3 kJ Mather-type plasma focus device operated in neon, the electron beam emission is
investigated using both a magnetic electron energy analyser (in the 30–660 keV range) and …

Numerical experiments on radiative cooling and collapse in plasma focus operated in krypton

S Lee, SH Saw, J Ali - Journal of Fusion Energy, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Plasma Focus has wide-ranging applications due to its intense radiation of
SXR, XR, electron and ion beams and fusion neutrons when operated in deuterium. The 5 …