Trapping ions, such as deuterium and tritium, inside a potential well to generate neutrons is
a well-established technology through electric and magnetic fields via the inertial …

A discharge-type fusion neutron source generates neutrons by fusion reactions of hydrogen
isotope atoms. In order to operate the fusion device based on the deuterium–tritium (D–T) …

Our group is developing an ultra-compact neutron source based on inertial electrostatic
confinement (IEC) fusion device for various applications at Kyoto University. This IEC device …

A glow discharge (GD) fusion neutron source that utilizes nuclear fusion reactions of
deuterium has been upgraded. The fusion reactions in this device mainly occur by collisions …

Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion (IECF) devices often use two concentric spherical
electrodes to converge ions in a plasma electrostatically. Using a highly transparent inner …

The glow discharge–type fusion neutron source is a compact system that generates
neutrons by inducing a nuclear fusion reaction between ionized-trapped deuterium and/or …

A radiation source based on the inertial electrostatic confinement fusion (IECF) system is
being developed for multidisciplinary research applications. The radiation outputs from the …

Progress in fusion research based on electrostatically confined plasmas as opposed to
electromagnetically confined plasmas has opened up perspectives on many new …

Improvement in the functionality of an inertial electrostatic confinement fusion (IECF) device
has been investigated through kinetic simulation. Previously, we achieved a neutron …

In this investigation, the impact of water thickness and various types of concrete materials,
each characterized by different densities and elemental compositions, is examined for their …