Neutron Production in Linear Deuterium Pinches

Neutron Production in Linear Deuterium Pinches

Approximately 10/sup 8/ neutrons per discharge have been observed from magnetically self-constricted columns of deuterium plasma. These neutrons originated uniformly and simultaneously along a filament at the center of the discharge tune, but measurements of their kinetic energies showed that they w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, 1958-06, Vol.110 (6), p.1375-1387
Hauptverfasser: Anderson, Oscar A., Baker, William R., Colgate, Stirling A., Ise, John, Pyle, Robert V.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CONFINEMENT
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRON TUBES
ENERGY
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRONS
NUMERICALS
PHYSICS
PINCH
PLASMA
PRODUCTION
STABILITY
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
TUBES
VELOCITY
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Zusammenfassung:Approximately 10/sup 8/ neutrons per discharge have been observed from magnetically self-constricted columns of deuterium plasma. These neutrons originated uniformly and simultaneously along a filament at the center of the discharge tune, but measurements of their kinetic energies showed that they were produced by a small group of deuterons with large axial velocities and were therefore not of thermonuclear origin. It is proposed that the deuterons were accelerated by axial electric fields created by the growth of m =0 (''sausagetype '') instabilities. (auth)
ISSN:0031-899X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRev.110.1375