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Exploration of fusion conditions in radio frequency discharge cavitons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

P. H. Handel
P. H. Handel
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO. 63121, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The experimental generation of fusion neutrons in low power and voltage deuterium RF discharges with plasma solitons is analyzed here on the basis of recently derived high internal electric fields present in non-uniform plasmas. Ion oscillation energies of 10 keV are derived and provide an explanation of the observed neutron generation rate of 105 per second.

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Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , November 1985 , pp. 347 - 349
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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