[HTML][HTML] Update on the scientific status of the plasma focus
S Auluck, P Kubes, M Paduch, MJ Sadowski, VI Krauz… - Plasma, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper is a sequel to the 1998 review paper “Scientific status of the Dense Plasma
Focus” with 16 authors belonging to 16 nations, whose initiative led to the establishment of …
Focus” with 16 authors belonging to 16 nations, whose initiative led to the establishment of …
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 …
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 …
discharge to heat and compress the plasma to very high density and temperature with …
Demonstration of neutron production in a table-top pinch plasma focus device operating at only tens of joules
Neutron emission from a deuterium plasma pinch generated in a very small plasma focus (6
mm anode diameter) operating at only tens of joules is presented. A maximum current of 50 …
mm anode diameter) operating at only tens of joules is presented. A maximum current of 50 …
Studies on scalability and scaling laws for the plasma focus: Similarities and differences in devices from 1 MJ to 0.1 J
A comprehensive analysis of scaling laws for plasma focus devices producing neutrons is
presented. Similarities and differences in plasma focus devices working with stored energies …
presented. Similarities and differences in plasma focus devices working with stored energies …
Characterization of the axial plasma shock in a table top plasma focus after the pinch and its possible application to testing materials for fusion reactors
The characterization of plasma bursts produced after the pinch phase in a plasma focus of
hundreds of joules, using pulsed optical refractive techniques, is presented. A pulsed Nd …
hundreds of joules, using pulsed optical refractive techniques, is presented. A pulsed Nd …
Ion acceleration and neutron production in hybrid gas-puff z-pinches on the GIT-12 and HAWK generators
D Klir, SL Jackson, AV Shishlov… - Matter and Radiation …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Z-pinch experiments with a hybrid configuration of a deuterium gas puff have been carried
out on the HAWK (NRL, Washington, DC) and GIT-12 (IHCE, Tomsk) pulsed power …
out on the HAWK (NRL, Washington, DC) and GIT-12 (IHCE, Tomsk) pulsed power …
Numerical experiments on plasma focus neutron yield versus pressure compared with laboratory experiments
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 …
two papers using a thermonuclear mechanism. However, it is more widely held that plasma …
Progress in plasma focus research and applications
VI Krauz - Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
An analysis of the current state of the plasma focus (PF) research is presented. Some new
opportunities for the use of PF in studies on high-energy-density physics are discussed. The …
opportunities for the use of PF in studies on high-energy-density physics are discussed. The …
Morphological and structural effects on tungsten targets produced by fusion plasma pulses from a table top plasma focus
MJ Inestrosa-Izurieta, E Ramos-Moore, L Soto - Nuclear Fusion, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
A table top plasma focus device operating at hundreds of joules was used to simulate an
equivalent damage factor than the obtained on the divertor in tokamak experiments. Using …
equivalent damage factor than the obtained on the divertor in tokamak experiments. Using …