Neutron yield and Lawson criterion for plasma with inertial electrostatic confinement

31st International Conference on Equations of State for Matter

Gus'Kov, S.Yu.^1,2 ; Kurilenkov, Yu.K.^1

Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya 13 Bldg 2, Moscow

125412, Russia^1

Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Avenue 53, Moscow

119991, Russia^2

关键词: Cylindrical geometry;    Inertial electrostatic confinement;    Injected electrons;    Neutron yields;    Plasma formations;    Plasma parameter;    Positive energies;    Virtual cathodes;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/774/1/012132/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/774/1/012132

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The physics of plasma formation is discussed in the systems with inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) during the convergent to the axis of cylindrical geometry of the ion flow accelerated periodically in the field of virtual cathode, which is formed by the injected electrons. The ranges of plasma parameters and the resulting neutron yield are determined for different modes of ion flux formation. The requirements are formulated to the technical parameters of the system with IEC to create both a powerful neutron source with a rate of generation exceeding 1010-1012particles/s and to achieve a positive energy output (analogue of Lawson criterion).