The dense plasma focus: A versatile dense pinch for diverse applications

M Krishnan - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dense plasma focus (DPF) is a Z-pinch that has been studied for 50 years. Within ten
years of its discovery by Fillipov and Fillipova in Russia and Mather in the USA, this dense …

Research with plasma foci in countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America

AE Dubinov, EI Fomicheva, LA Senilov - Reviews of Modern Plasma …, 2020‏ - Springer
This paper considers the modern level of technique, research, and application of “plasma
focus” facilities in the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A description of the …

Correlations among neutron yield and dynamical discharge characteristics obtained from electrical signals in a 400 J plasma focus

F Veloso, C Pavez, J Moreno, V Galaz, M Zambra… - Journal of fusion …, 2012‏ - Springer
Dynamical discharge characteristics and their relation with the total neutron yield emitted
from a 400 J plasma focus operating in deuterium gas are presented. The dynamical nature …

Neutron emission characteristics of NX-3 plasma focus device: Speed factor as the guiding rule for yield optimization

R Verma, RS Rawat, P Lee, ATL Tan… - … on Plasma Science, 2012‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports the results of characterization and optimization experiments carried out
on a newly developed NX-3 dense plasma focus device (20 kJ at 20 kV, a quarter time …

Measurement and processing of fast pulsed discharge current in plasma focus machines

S Lee, SH Saw, RS Rawat, P Lee, R Verma… - Journal of fusion …, 2012‏ - Springer
The fast pulsed electric discharge current drives all physical processes in the plasma focus
device; in turn all physical processes in the focus affect the current waveform. Thus the …

Optimization of neon soft X-rays emission from 200 J fast miniature dense plasma focus device: A potential source for soft X-ray lithography

SMP Kalaiselvi, TL Tan, A Talebitaher, P Lee… - Physics letters A, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The neon soft X-ray (SXR) emission characteristics of a Fast Miniature Plasma Focus (FMPF-
3) device have been investigated. The FMPF-3 device used for our experiment is of sub …

Experimental Dependence of the Neutron Yield on the Discharge Current for Plasma Focus Chambers Filled with Deuterium and Deuterium–Tritium

YV Mikhailov, BD Lemeshko, IA Prokuratov - Plasma Physics Reports, 2019‏ - Springer
Results of measurement of the mean neutron yield from plasma focus (PF) chambers filled
with deuterium and deuterium–tritium are compared for various Mather-type and spherical …

High performance high repetition rate miniature plasma focus device: Record time averaged neutron yield at 200 J with enhanced reproducibility

R Verma, RS Rawat, P Lee, SV Springham… - Journal of Fusion …, 2013‏ - Springer
A high performance high repetition rate plasma focus device with significant time averaged
neutron yield and greater shot to shot reproducibility could be a highly valuable neutron …

Pressure change dynamics of plasma focus chambers as a part of the pulse neutron generators

YV Mikhailov, IA Prokuratov, BD Lemeshko… - Current Applied …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The dynamics of working gas pressure changes in the plasma focus (PF) chambers were
studied by using the chamber with a built-in manometer as part of the ING-102 neutron …

Miniature plasma focus as a novel device for synthesis of soft magnetic FeCo thin films

ZY Pan, RS Rawat, R Verma, JJ Lin, H Yan… - Physics Letters A, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The Letter reports the first ever application of low energy miniature plasma focus device as a
deposition facility for nanostructured thin films. We demonstrate successful utilization of a …