Before its demise DIANA Hi-TECH, LLC, demonstrated the use of two 50 kJoule Plasma Focus devices for the copius production of fast neutrons, x-rays and radio-isotopes. Such a device is suitable for fast neutron non invasive interogation of contra-band materials including hidden nuclear materials. It could be particularly useful for a fast and fail safe interogation of large cargo containers, or in merchant marine port of entries. The performance and fast neutron production (2.5 or 14 MeV at 10^11 or 10^13 neutrons per pulse, respectively) of the two PF50 Plasma Focus devices produced by DIANA HiTECH, LLC, are discussed.
@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0605003,
title = {Production of Fast Neutron With Plasma Focus Device},
author = {Moshe Gai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0605003},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
International Workshop on Fast Neutron Detectors and Applications, April, 3 - 6, 2006, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Work Supported by USDOE Grant No. DE-FG02-94ER40870. Available online at http://pos.sissa.it//archive/conferences/025/018/FNDA2006_018.pdf