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Studies on Ion Emission from the Plasma Focus Device by Using Ion Collector and Track Detector

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Ion beam emission from a neon gas filled plasma focus device has been studied by using ion collector and solid state nuclear track detector. The neon ion beam emission is found to be highly pressure dependant and it is maximum at a pressure of 0.3 Torr. The maximum ion energy at 0.3 Torr is estimated to be 1 MeV. Preliminary results on solid state nuclear track detector indicate the formation of tracks in CR-39 due to exposure of neon ions. The average rim diameter of tracks is measured to be 4.35 μm and the number of track is of the order of 1010 track/m2.

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The authors are highly grateful to the Director, Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad for the financial support to carry out the present work. The helping hand of Mr. N. Talukdar (JRF) and technical assistance of Mr. M.K.D. Sharma is highly appreciated.

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  1. Centre of Plasma Physics, Tepesia, Sonapur, Kamrup, 782402, Assam, India

    M. Bhuyan, N. K. Neog & S. R. Mohanty

  2. Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, 382428, India

    C. V. S. Rao

  3. FCIPT,Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, 342044, India

    P. M. Raole

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Bhuyan, M., Neog, N.K., Mohanty, S.R. et al. Studies on Ion Emission from the Plasma Focus Device by Using Ion Collector and Track Detector. J Fusion Energ 29, 177–180 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-009-9254-6

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