Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus

Ay, Yasar

doi:Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853

Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus

Yasar AY (Dicle University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Diyarbakır, TURKEY.)

Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi

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Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 135 - 141 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853 İndeks Tarihi: 15-10-2020

Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus

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In this work, the applied voltage effect on neutron yield and ion production are studied by varying thecharging voltage between 15 kV and 30 kV with 1 kV increment to investigate neutron yield, radiationemissions and ion properties using the developed MHD model. While Joule heating, radiativerecombination, bremsstrahlung and line radiation are calculated as radiation terms, beam-ion speed, energyand density are calculated as ion properties. The dominant neutron production mechanism is beam-targetwhich results from the accelerated energetic ions under the diode voltage which is calculated along withneutron yield. In this study, while maximum neutron yield is 2.63 1013 for 30 kV charging voltage, beamion energy and speed reach 61 keV and 240 cm/µs, respectively.

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APA	Ay Y (2020). Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. , 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
Chicago	Ay Yasar Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. (2020): 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
MLA	Ay Yasar Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. , 2020, ss.135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
AMA	Ay Y Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. . 2020; 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
Vancouver	Ay Y Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. . 2020; 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
IEEE	Ay Y "Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus." , ss.135 - 141, 2020. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
ISNAD	Ay, Yasar. "Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus". (2020), 135-141. https://doi.org/Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853

APA	Ay Y (2020). Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi, 11(1), 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
Chicago	Ay Yasar Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi 11, no.1 (2020): 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
MLA	Ay Yasar Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi, vol.11, no.1, 2020, ss.135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
AMA	Ay Y Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi. 2020; 11(1): 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
Vancouver	Ay Y Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus. Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi. 2020; 11(1): 135 - 141. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
IEEE	Ay Y "Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus." Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi, 11, ss.135 - 141, 2020. Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853
ISNAD	Ay, Yasar. "Neutron and Ion Production with Various Applied Voltages in Spherical Plasma Focus". Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi 11/1 (2020), 135-141. https://doi.org/Doi: 10.24012/dumf.681853