Expérimental observations of the spatial anisotropy of the neutron emission in a medium energy plasma focus

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1138-1145

  Aliaga Rossel, R ^a   Choi, Peter ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neutron beams; Neutron sources; Neutrons; Plasma focus; Plasma pinch

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARGON; DEUTERIUM; DOPING (ADDITIVES); KRYPTON; NEON; NEUTRON EMISSION; NEUTRON SOURCES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PINCH EFFECT; X RAY PRODUCTION;

NEUTRON BEAMS; PLASMA FOCUS;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0032137167     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.725143     Document Type: Article

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