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Model of Spherical Ion Diode with Laser-Plasma Anode for Neutron Generation

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A model of spherical pulsed ion diode with laser-plasma anode for generation of neutrons in nuclear fusion reaction between deuterium and tritium is proposed. Formation and acceleration of deuteron packet in the diode is analyzed taking into account adiabatic mechanism of laser-plasma expansion in the form of the Riemann shock wave and the influence of electrostatic oscillations in the region of plasma–vacuum interface. Electrodynamic and neutron characteristics of the proposed accelerating tube based on the studied diode are analyzed by using the results of computer simulation.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author feels pleasantly obliged to thank the staff members of the Plasma Physics Chair of the NRNU MEPhI for useful discussions and valuable suggestions made at the conference mentioned below and express profound gratitude to Professor V.A. Kurnaev (deceased) for his support of this work.

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This work was carried out within the framework of the Competitiveness Program of the NRNU MEPhI and was presented at the 4-th International Conference “Laser and Plasma Technologies LAPLAS-2020.”

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Shikanov, A.E. Model of Spherical Ion Diode with Laser-Plasma Anode for Neutron Generation. Plasma Phys. Rep. 47, 377–383 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X21040085

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