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Simulation of dense plasma focus devices to produce N-13 efficiently

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2019

H. Sadeghi ,
R. Amrollahi ,
S. Fazelpour  and
M. Omrani
H. Sadeghi*
Affiliation:
Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
R. Amrollahi*
Affiliation:
Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
S. Fazelpour
Affiliation:
Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
M. Omrani
Affiliation:
Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
*
Author for correspondence: H. Sadeghi and R. Amrollahi, Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
Author for correspondence: H. Sadeghi and R. Amrollahi, Energy Engineering and Physics Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
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Abstract

A novel idea is presented in this paper to simulation, design, and feasibility of making a machine in order to produce nitrogen 13 (N-13) at a much lower cost than conventional medical applications. In a plasma focus device, only 0.02% of the generated ions have more than 1 MeV energy. In this paper, using a new idea we have tried to find a solution to increase the energy of deuterium ions to produce N-13. To achieve this, a series of magnetic lenses has been used to focus and guide the ions. To increase the ion energy, a small linear accelerator has been designed using a TM010 waveguide. The accelerator waveguide is also designed and optimized to have the highest impedance matching and maximum power transmission. Eventually, low-energy ions that are transmitted by magnetic lenses accelerate in the waveguide electric field and their energy increases significantly. The collision of these energetic ions with graphite target produce N-13.

Keywords

Dense plasmamagnetic lensplasma focusradioactivity
Type
Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , June 2019 , pp. 209 - 216
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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