PT Journal
AU Clausse, A
   Soto, L
   Tarifeño-Saldivia, A
TI Influence of the Anode Length on the Neutron Emission of a 50 J Plasma Focus: Modeling and Experiment
SO IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
JI IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.
PY 2015
BP 629
EP 636
VL 43
IS 2
DI 10.1109/TPS.2014.2376412
LA English
DE Anode; fusion neutrons; modeling; plasma focus (PF); plasma pinch
AB A comprehensive set of electric data measured in a small plasma focus (PF) device of 50 J correlated with the corresponding neutron emissions is taken as the base for developing a semiempirical model of the current sheet dynamics and the neutron yield. The model is able to explain the dependence of the neutron yield with the pressure and anode length with good accuracy, and suggests a physical interpretation of the drive parameter commonly used in PF design.
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