Abstract
The neutron yield is measured in a high-voltage Townsend discharge in deuterium with a hollow cylinder made of tungsten or steel used as a polarizing anode of electrons. A flat metallic plate covered by a layer of deuterated zirconium is applied as a grounded cathode. The highest yield of neutrons in the reaction 2H(d,n)3He, ∼1.2 × 104 neutrons per pulse, is observed in the case of the tungsten anode at a deuterium pressure on the order of 100 Pa. The pulsed neutron flux duration estimated with data obtained from a scintillation detector is roughly equal to 1.5 ns.
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Lomaev, M.I., Nechaev, B.A., Padalko, V.N. et al. Generation of neutrons in a nanosecond low-pressure discharge in deuterium. Tech. Phys. 60, 628–630 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784215040180
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