Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• V Damide
• A Sadighzadeh
• N Abdollahi
• A Koohi
• A Heidarnia
• A.R Aslezaeem
• A Bagheri
• S Khademzadeh
• F Kazemizadeh
• H Mehdipour
• M Sedaghat
• M Torabi
• M Kabir

Abstract

In this paper, design and construction of an IECF device which produces continuous neutron flux by the inertial electrostatic confinement fusion is reported. The device is a stainless steel cylindrical chamber of 60cm in height and 60cm in diameter. Inside the chamber two concentric stainless steel-made spherical electrodes of 13.5cm and 41cm in diameter were installed. At a deutron gas pressure in the range of 10^-3 to 10^-2 mbar a condensed plasma during the electric discharge at the central part of two sphere was observed due to the D-D fusion reaction. By using a neutron track detector and a GM counter covered by indium foil, a neutron flux of more than 10⁶ n/S was recorded. In this respect, a neutron dose rate of 100μSv/h by the use of LB6411 neutron dosimeter was also detected.

Highlights

 

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1. L. Kulcinski, “The united states IEC program,” pp 5th US-Japan IEC Workshop (2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2. Kunihito Yamauchi, “Neuron production characteristics and emission properties of spherically convergent beam fusion,” Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama Kanagawa 226-8502, Japan (2001).

Keywords

• Nuclear Fusion
• Electric Glow Discharge
• Neutron Genarater
• Inertial Electrostatic Confinement