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Operation of Plasma Focus Chamber as a Part of a Subkilojoule Pulsed Neutron Generator

Abstract

Features of the neutron radiation generation by small plasma focus chambers when operating as a part of a subkilojoule neutron generator with...

D. I. Yurkov, V. A. Lavrenin, ... I. A. Prokuratov in Plasma Physics Reports

Article 01 June 2023

Evaluation of Thermal Stability of Targets in Pulsed Neutron Generators

Abstract

Degradation of neutron generator targets containing hydrogen isotopes in the occluded state during their periodic pulsed heating by...

V. D. Vovchenko, K. I. Kozlowskiy, ... O. V. Yakovlev in Physics of Atomic Nuclei

Article 01 December 2022

Magnetic insulation system for a laser-plasma ion diode of a portable neutron generator

A new promising type of portable pulsed neutron generator is based on a laser-plasma ion diode with magnetic insulation. At the present stage of its...

D. S. Stepanov, K. I. Kozlowski, ... E. Y. Shkolnikov in Atomic Energy

Article 01 September 2023

Measurement of neutron source characterization of the compact D–D neutron generator with unfolding algorithm

Based on the Gravel algorithm and the MLEM algorithm, the neutron energy spectrum unfolding algorithms has been developed by using the SY2001 plastic...

S. Y. Zhang, X. Yang, ... Z. Wei in The European Physical Journal A

Article 09 May 2023

A Gas Generator Based on Porous Titanium in the Composition of Sealed-Off Plasma Focus Chambers

The use of a gas absorber based on porous titanium as a gas generator as part of a sealed electrovacuum device, that is, a plasma focus chamber, is...

D. I. Yurkov, V. A. Lavrenin, ... A. K. Dulatov in Instruments and Experimental Techniques

Article 23 November 2021

Modeling of the Dynamics of Plasma Flows and Neutron Generation in a Portable Generator with a Laser-Plasma Ion Diode

The developed model employing the KARAT code made it possible to study the dynamics of plasma flows and neutron generation in a laser-plasma diode....

A. P. Skripnik, D. S. Stepanov, ... E. Ya. Shkolnikov in Atomic Energy

Article 01 November 2022

Simulation of a Small Diode Deuteron Accelerator with Pulsed Magnetic Isolation

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We present the simulation results of a diode accelerator for generating neutrons with a laser source of deuterons and a system for...

A. A. Isaev, E. D. Vovchenko, ... A. E. Shikanov in Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters

Article 08 August 2023

Source-less density measurement using an adaptive neutron-induced gamma correction method

The use of radioactive isotopes, such as Cs-137, to measure formation density is a common practice; however, it poses high risks such as...

Qiong Zhang, Yi Ge, Yu-Lian Li in Nuclear Science and Techniques

Article 28 August 2023

A Neutron Flow Monitor with a 14 MeV Energy of the Pulse Channel of the NG-12I Neutron Generator

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A 14 MeV neutron flux monitor has been designed to configure the NG-12I neutron generator in pulsed mode and measure the relative 14-MeV...

V. V. Namakonov, D. M. Gabbasov, V. P. Pasechnikov in Instruments and Experimental Techniques

Article 06 April 2020

A method for neutron-induced gamma spectra decomposition analysis based on Geant4 simulation

In various monitoring and detection tools that use pulsed neutron generators as radiation sources, the gamma rays induced by the interaction with...

Wei Tang, **-Gang Liang, ... Qiong Zhang in Nuclear Science and Techniques

Article 06 December 2022

Proton-Accelerator Driven High-Flux Pulsed Neutron Source for Beam Research

Abstract

Parameters of the optimum alternative of a high-flux pulsed neutron source (fourth-generation neutron source in Dubna), which is foreseen to...

A. V. Vinogradov, Yu. N. Pepelyshev, ... S. F. Sidorkin in Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters

Article 01 November 2019

On the Possibility of Achieving Thermonuclear Ignition During Magnetic Compression of High-Temperature Magnetized Plasma by the Current of a Disk Explosive Magnetic Generator

Abstract

One of the directions for achieving thermonuclear ignition is compression of a heated, magnetized plasma by a liner. This concept was...

A. V. Ivanovskii, V. I. Mamyshev in Plasma Physics Reports

Article 01 July 2023

⁹⁹Tc in stars, reactors, and nuclear medicine

The roles of ^99gTc in stars and in nuclear fission reactors and that of ^99mTc in nuclear medicine that were studied using neutrons provided from...

Yasuki Nagai, Masayuki Igashira in The European Physical Journal A

Article Open access 30 November 2022

On the Possibility of Using Synthetic Diamonds to Control the Temperature of Targets in Neutron Generators

Abstract

The possibility of using synthetic diamond crystals as a sensitive element of resistive-type thermal sensors developed to control target...

E. D. Vovchenko, K. I. Kozlovskii, ... A. E. Shikanov in Instruments and Experimental Techniques

Article 01 February 2024

Compact Neutron Sources for Condensed-Matter Physics in Russia and Abroad: State of Affairs and Prospects

Abstract

A concept of a project of compact neutron source (CNS), dedicated for academical research and industrial application (DARIA), is presented....

K. A. Pavlov, P. I. Konik, ... S. V. Grigorev in Crystallography Reports

Article 12 February 2022

Introduction

At the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA), the accelerator-driven system (ADS) is composed of a solid-moderated and solid-reflected core...

Cheol Ho Pyeon in Accelerator-Driven System at Kyoto University Critical Assembly

Chapter Open access 2021

Nondestructive and active interrogation system for special nuclear material: proof of principle and initial results

Herein, we employ the threshold energy neutron analysis (TENA) technique to introduce the world's first active interrogation system to detect special...

Mahmoud Bakr, Kai Masuda, ... Tomas Scott in Nuclear Science and Techniques

Article Open access 31 May 2024