The Influence of Cathode Voltage and Discharge Current on Neutron Production Rate of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (IR-IECF)

• DOI: 10.1007/s10894-012-9524-6
• Publication Date: 2012-03-09T11:24:31Z
• Authors: E. Haji Ebrahimi; R. Amrollahi; A. Sadighzadeh; M. Torabi; M. Sedaghat; R. Sabri; B. Pourshahab; V. Damideh
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy

In this research effect of gas pressure, discharge current and cathode voltage on the neutron production rate in IR-IECF device is studied. In the experiment discharge current from 20 to 100 mA was tunable by deuterium gas pressure from 6.4 × 10−3 mbar to 1.7 × 10−2 mbar and cathode voltage was changed from 20 to 80 kV. Moreover, maximum value of neutron production rate can be achieved in optimum pressure and discharge current at a constant voltage.