M. I. Lomaev, B. A. Nechaev, V. N. Padalko, S. I. Kuznetsov, D. A. Sorokin, V. F. Tarasenko, A. P. Yalovetz, “Neutron emission during a nanosecond discharge in deuterium in a nonuniform electric field”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2012, Volume 82, Issue 1,Pages <nobr>126

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Neutron emission during a nanosecond discharge in deuterium in a nonuniform electric field

M. I. Lomaev^a, B. A. Nechaev^b, V. N. Padalko^b, S. I. Kuznetsov^b, D. A. Sorokin^a, V. F. Tarasenko^a, A. P. Yalovetz^c

^a Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk
^b Tomsk Polytechnic University
^c South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk

Abstract: Neutron emission during a nanosecond deuterium discharge formed at the nonuniform electric field is investigated. A stable neutron yield is observed when the cathode is made of metallic plates covered by a layer of deuterated zirconium and the anode is made of stainless steel in the form of a tube. It is shown that, when the deuterium pressure equals several Torr, neutrons are emitted from both deuterated and deuterium-free cathodes. The influence of the anode design on the neutron yield is studied.

Received: 26.04.2011