Plasma focus radiative model: Review of the Lee model code
S Lee - Journal of Fusion Energy, 2014 - Springer
The code couples the electrical circuit with plasma focus (PF) dynamics, thermodynamics
and radiation. It is energy-, charge-and mass-consistent and accounts for the effects of …
and radiation. It is energy-, charge-and mass-consistent and accounts for the effects of …
[HTML][HTML] Update on the scientific status of the plasma focus
S Auluck, P Kubes, M Paduch, MJ Sadowski, VI Krauz… - Plasma, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper is a sequel to the 1998 review paper “Scientific status of the Dense Plasma
Focus” with 16 authors belonging to 16 nations, whose initiative led to the establishment of …
Focus” with 16 authors belonging to 16 nations, whose initiative led to the establishment of …
Neutron yield saturation in plasma focus: A fundamental cause
S Lee - Applied Physics Letters, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
Plasma focus research in the direction of fusion energy faces the limitation of observed
neutron saturation; the neutron yield Y n falls away from Y n∼ E 0 2, the scaling …
neutron saturation; the neutron yield Y n falls away from Y n∼ E 0 2, the scaling …
[HTML][HTML] Scaling laws for plasma focus machines from numerical experiments
Numerical experiments carried out systematically using the Lee Model code unveil insightful
and practical wide-ranging scaling laws for plasma focus machines for nuclear fusion …
and practical wide-ranging scaling laws for plasma focus machines for nuclear fusion …
Numerical experiments on plasma focus neutron yield versus pressure compared with laboratory experiments
Published literature shows that the neutron yield of the plasma focus has been modeled in
two papers using a thermonuclear mechanism. However, it is more widely held that plasma …
two papers using a thermonuclear mechanism. However, it is more widely held that plasma …
Current and neutron scaling for megajoule plasma focus machines
S Lee - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
In a 2007 paper Nukulin and Polukhin surmised from electrodynamical considerations that,
for megajoule dense plasma focus devices, focus currents and neutron yield Y n saturate as …
for megajoule dense plasma focus devices, focus currents and neutron yield Y n saturate as …
Optimizing UNU/ICTP PFF plasma focus for neon soft X-ray operation
The United Nations University/International Centre for Theoretical Physics Plasma Focus
Facility (UNU/ICTP PFF), a 3.3-kJ plasma focus, was designed for operation in deuterium …
Facility (UNU/ICTP PFF), a 3.3-kJ plasma focus, was designed for operation in deuterium …
Characterizing plasma focus devices—Role of the static inductance—Instability phase fitted by anomalous resistances
Plasma focus devices with low static inductance L 0 (type T1) are found to be well modeled
by the 5-phase Lee code; whereas those with high L 0 (type T2) are found to have an …
by the 5-phase Lee code; whereas those with high L 0 (type T2) are found to have an …
Soft X-ray yield from NX2 plasma focus
The Lee model code is used to compute neon soft x-ray yield Y sxr for the NX2 plasma focus
as a function of pressure. Comparison with measured Y sxr shows reasonable agreement in …
as a function of pressure. Comparison with measured Y sxr shows reasonable agreement in …
Numerical experiments on plasma focus neon soft X-ray scaling
Numerical experiments are carried out systematically to determine the neon soft x-ray yield
Y sxr for optimized neon plasma focus with storage energy E 0 from 0.2 kJ to 1 MJ. The ratio …
Y sxr for optimized neon plasma focus with storage energy E 0 from 0.2 kJ to 1 MJ. The ratio …