Subterrawatt ion beams in a plasma focus
Filippov N.V. Filippova T.I.
The amplitude-time characteristics of the deuteron beams were investigated in the plasma focus-type gas discharge. The diagnostic technique was based on the analysis of neutron and gamma radiation from the B" (d, n)C12 reaction produced as a result of interaction of the megavolt—energy deuterons with the boron carbide target. It is shown that the existence time of the deuteron-acceleration region is < 5 nsec and the total current reaches 1.5 Χ 105 A, which corresponds to a beam power of 0.15 TW for the average particle hardness of ~ 106 eV.
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![](/ps/1459/article_22215_800_head.png "The amplitude-time characteristics of the deuteron beams were investigated in the plasma focus-type gas discharge. The diagnostic technique was based on the analysis of neutron and gamma radiation from the B" <i>(d, n)C<sup>12</sup> </i>reaction produced as a result of interaction of the megavolt—energy deuterons with the boron carbide target. It is shown that the existence time of the deuteron-acceleration region is < 5 nsec and the total current reaches 1.5 Χ 10<sup>5</sup> A, which corresponds to a beam power of 0.15 TW for the average particle hardness of ~ 10<sup>6</sup> eV.")