Experimental Dependence of the Neutron Yield on the Discharge Current for Plasma Focus Chambers Filled with Deuterium and Deuterium–Tritium
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Results of measurement of the mean neutron yield from plasma focus (PF) chambers filled with deuterium and deuterium–tritium are compared for various Mather-type and spherical PF devices at discharge currents in the range of 200−1000 kA. On the basis of the experimental results, an expression for the ratio of the neutron yields
$${{\xi }_{{{\text{exp}}}}} = \left\langle {{{Y}_{{{\text{DT}}}}}} \right\rangle {\text{/}}\left\langle {{{Y}_{{\text{D}}}}} \right\rangle $$
in the D + T and D + D reactions as a function of the discharge current is derived, according to which ξexp decreases from 150 to 110 (by ≈1.4 times) as the PF discharge current increases from 200 to 1000 kA. Assuming the beam–target mechanism of neutron generation in the PF, the ratio ξexp for D + T and D + D reactions is compared with the ratio σDT/σDD of the cross sections for the corresponding nuclear reactions at different mean energies of accelerated ions. Taking into account the mean energies of accelerated ions (~50–70 keV) determined from the measured space–energy anisotropy of neutron emission, it is suggested that the mean effective energy of accelerated D+ and T+ ions in the plasma beam formed in the pinch decay stage increases with increasing PF discharge current, which leads to a decrease in the ratio
$${{\xi }_{{{\text{exp}}}}} = \left\langle {{{Y}_{{{\text{DT}}}}}} \right\rangle {\text{/}}\left\langle {{{Y}_{{\text{D}}}}} \right\rangle $$
with increasing current.
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