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In this research effect of gas pressure, discharge current and cathode voltage on the neutron production rate in IR-IECF device is studied. In the experiment discharge current from 20 to 100 mA was tunable by deuterium gas pressure from 6.4 × 10−3 mbar to 1.7 × 10−2 mbar and cathode voltage was changed from 20 to 80 kV. Moreover, maximum value of neutron production rate can be achieved in optimum pressure and discharge current at a constant voltage.
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Haji Ebrahimi, E., Amrollahi, R., Sadighzadeh, A. et al. The Influence of Cathode Voltage and Discharge Current on Neutron Production Rate of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (IR-IECF). J Fusion Energ 32, 62–65 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-012-9524-6
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