Enhanced and reproducible neutron emission from a plasma focus with pre-ionization induced by depleted uranium (U238)

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 745-755

  Ahmad, S ^a   Hussain, S S ^a   Sadiq, Mehboob ^a   Shafiq, M ^a   Waheed, A ^b   Zakaullah, M ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; IONIZATION; NEUTRON EMISSION; PLASMA FLOW;

AVERAGE NEUTRON YIELD; HIGH TEMPERATURE PLASMA VOLUME; REPRODUCIBILITY;

URANIUM;

EID: 33744502362     PISSN: 07413335     EISSN: 13616587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0741-3335/48/6/003     Document Type: Article

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