Abstract
Results are presented from experimental studies of the neutron emission generated in the collision of deuterium plasma flows produced in discharges in crossed E × H fields and propagating in opposite directions in a neutral gas across an external magnetic field. It is shown that the interaction of oppositely propagating deuterium plasma flows gives rise to the generation of soft X-ray emission and neutron emission from the dd reaction (dd → 3He + n) and is accompanied by an almost complete depolarization of the flows and rapid variations in the magnetic field (at a rate of ∼10 11 G/s). The measurements were performed at energies and velocities of the flows of up to 600 J and 3.5 × 107 cm/s, respectively. The plasma density in each flow was ∼1015 cm-3. The upper estimates for the astrophysical S factor and the effective cross sections of the dd reaction obtained from our measurements are compared to theoretical calculations and to the results of experiments performed in the MIG high-current accelerator (Institute of High-Current Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1039-1047 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Plasma Physics Reports |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Dec 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)