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 …

High energy density pulsed plasmas in plasma focus: novel plasma processing tool for nanophase hard magnetic material synthesis

RS Rawat - Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
This paper presents the review of the applications of pulsed high energy density pinch
plasmas (with energy densities in the range of 1–10× 1010 J/m3, accompanied by self …

Microstructure, fractal geometry and corrosion properties of CrN thin films: The effect of shot number and angular position

M Habibi, S Mirzaei, A Arman, S Jurečka… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of different plasma focus shots and angular positions (0° and 30°) on the
properties of chromium nitride (CrN) coatings, deposited by a plasma focus (PF) device on …

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 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 …

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 …

Optimization of a plasma focus device as an electron beam source for thin film deposition

T Zhang, J Lin, A Patran, D Wong… - Plasma Sources …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Electron beam emission characteristics from neon, argon, hydrogen and helium in an NX2
dense plasma focus (DPF) device were investigated in order to optimize the plasma focus …

An improved radiative plasma focus model calibrated for neon-filled NX2 using a tapered anode

D Wong, P Lee, T Zhang, A Patran… - Plasma Sources …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a 4-phase radiative plasma focus model, where the dynamics of the
current sheath is represented using Lee's model. The model is based on the snowplow …

Anode length optimization in a modified plasma focus device for optimal x-ray yields

NK Neog, SR Mohanty, E Hotta - Journal of applied physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of anode length and operating gas pressure on the x-ray emission from a nitrogen-
filling modified plasma focus device has been investigated. The time-resolved investigation …