Plasma Focus Device as a Breeder of 14.66 MeV Protons to Produce Short-Lived Radioisotopes

Autor:	Ahmad Talaei, A. Asle-Zaeem, M. Sedaghatizadeh, S. M. Sadat Kiai
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Dense plasma focus Materials science Proton Plasma Fusion power Nuclear physics Positron Nuclear Energy and Engineering Deuterium Physics::Plasma Physics Thermal Physics::Accelerator Physics Nuclear fusion Atomic physics Nuclear Experiment
Zdroj:	Journal of Fusion Energy. 29:165-167
ISSN:	1572-9591 0164-0313
Popis:	In plasma focus devices filled deuterium gas with low pressure admixture gas, 3He, the deuterium creates high energy protons of 14.66 MeV through the 3He(d, p) 4He(Q = 18.35 MeV) fusion reaction. This reaction takes place due to the thermal and non-thermal (beam-target) mechanisms. The proton yield production for deuterium filling gas is determined by using the beam-target character of the pinched plasma and moving boiler model. If we use a low pressure admixture gas like 11B, these high energy protons in turn, could generate short-lived radioisotopes like 11C (used in positron emission tomography) via the 11B(p, n)11C reaction. Calculations indicate the influence of drive parameter to the final yield for a Mather type device.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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