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Investigation of deuterated target effects on neutron yield in plasma focus device SBUMTPF1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2014

Zahra Shahbazi Rad ,
Fereydoun Abbasi Davani  and
Babak Shirani
Zahra Shahbazi Rad
Affiliation:
Radiation Application Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Fereydoun Abbasi Davani*
Affiliation:
Radiation Application Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Babak Shirani
Affiliation:
Radiation Application Department, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
*
†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this research, the effect of inserting deuterated solid target in plasma focus device ‘SBUMTPF1’ on neutron yield has been investigated. The deuterated target with the diameter of 2.5 cm was placed at different heights relative to the anode tip. In each height, the best place of target (where the ion density is highest) was found from observing the effects of ions struck on the aluminum samples. Also for each height, 20 shots were performed at the optimum pressure of deuterium working gas and operating voltage, which are equal to 1.5 mbar and 24 kV, respectively. The neutron production was measured with two activation counters, which placed in 0○ and 90○ relative to the anode axis. Neutron scattering from two activation counters was calculated with MCNP4C code and the results showed that this effect is negligible. In this article, the probability of implanting deuterium ions into the titanium target was also investigated. Deviation angle of the ion emission relative to the anode axis was measured experimentally in this research and it was about 3.1○.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , April 2015 , 905810209
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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