ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
A novel intense source of 2.45 MeV neutrons is described. Exploratory experiments with deuterated polyethylene fibers in an x-pinch configuration have been performed using 370-kA, 80-ns current pulses. Up to 4.5×108 neutrons per pulse have been produced. Compared to a z pinch, an x pinch produced about the same number of neutrons for the same current, but the x-pinch neutron source may be 1 mm or less in diameter.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.349845