High-energy-density pinch plasma: A unique nonconventional tool for plasma nanotechnology

RS Rawat - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Low-temperature (<; 10 eV) plasmas with densities varying over a very wide range from 10
13 m-3 at the lower end to as high as 10 23 m-3 have firmly established themselves as one …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Numerical experiments in plasma focus operated in various gases

M Akel, S Lee, SH Saw - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We adapted the Lee Model code as a branch version RADPF5. 15K to gases of special
interest to us, namely, nitrogen and oxygen and applied numerical experiments specifically …

Deposition of diamond-like carbon film using dense plasma focus

S Zeb, M Sadiq, A Qayyum, G Murtaza… - Materials chemistry and …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reports the deposition of amorphous diamond-like carbon (DLC) films on Si〈
100〉, using a low energy (1.45 kJ) dense plasma focus. The high purity graphite is inserted …

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 …

Properties of ion beams generated by nitrogen plasma focus

M Akel, SA Salo, SH Saw, S Lee - Journal of Fusion Energy, 2014 - Springer
Numerical experiments have been systematically carried out using the modified Lee model
code on various plasma focus devices operated with nitrogen gas. The ion beam properties …

Comparative studies of X-ray emission from a plasma focus with different metal inserts at the anode tip

S Hussain, S Ahmad, M Sharif, M Sadiq, A Waheed… - Physics Letters A, 2006 - Elsevier
X-rays emission from a low energy (1.4–5.3 kJ) Mather-type plasma focus device with
different (Cu, Mo, W and Pb) inserts at the anode tip is reported. The space and time …