Evidence for surface fusion in inertial electrostatic confinement devices

R Bowden-Reid, J Khachan, JP Wulfkühler… - Physics of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Inertial electrostatic confinement is a method of producing nuclear fusion in which concentric
spherical electrodes are used to accelerate ions to fusion relevant energies. Fusion events …

Simulation of a suitable neutron and gamma shield for IECF device in different working modes by MCNPX code and studying its lithium production

H Zanganeh, MN Nasrabadi - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
In this work, the IECF device using the MCNPX code was simulated and parameters such as
lethargy as well as cross-sections, changes in neutron flux and dosimetry and suitable multi …

‎ Simulation of neutron and gamma shielding for an inertial electrostatic confinement fusion device‎

H Zanganeh, M Nasri Nasrabadi - Radiation Physics and Engineering, 2023 - rpe.kntu.ac.ir
In this work, neutron and gamma shielding were simulated using MCNPX code for an inertial
electrostatic confinement Fusion (IECF) device. In this regard, various properties of shields …

Neutron activation analysis for cement elements using an IECF device as a high energy neutron source

EE Zadeh, A Sadighzadeh, A Salehizadeh… - Analytical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) is an important technique for quantitative and qualitative
multi-element analysis. The Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (IECF) device is known …

Investigation of the Effects of Ion Sources and RF Power on the Neutron Production Rate at SNRTC-IEC Fusion Device

AS Bölükdemir, Y Olgaç, A Alaçakir - Fusion Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Studies on an inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) device are generally focused on
increasing particle production. One way to achieve this is to increase the number of ion …

Combined application of neutron activation analysis using IECF device and neural network for prediction of cement elements

GH Roshani, E Eftekhari-Zadeh, F Shama… - … technology and methods, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Gamma spectrum of a cement sample is not straightforward to analyze as a result
of peak overlapping produced by Compton effect of gamma rays radiated from activated …

Comparison of High-Energy He+ and D+ Irradiation Impact on Tungsten Surface in the IR-IECF Device

S Semsari, A Zakeri, A Sadighzadeh… - Journal of Fusion …, 2013 - Springer
Polycrystalline tungsten specimens were irradiated in the Iranian Inertial Electrostatic
Confinement Fusion device (IR-IECF) by high energy (~ 100 keV) and high fluency (~ 10 19 …

Preliminary results of experimental studies from low pressure inertial electrostatic confinement device

AS Bölükdemir, Y Akgün, A Alaçakır - Journal of Fusion Energy, 2013 - Springer
In this study, Turkey's first low pressure inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) device,
constructed at the Saraykoy Nuclear Research and Training Center (SNRTC-IEC), is …

Proposal for a novel type of small scale aneutronic fusion reactor

J Gruenwald - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this work is to propose a novel scheme for a small scale aneutronic fusion
reactor. This new reactor type makes use of the advantages of combining laser driven …

Investigation of geometric effects on fast neutron radiography using IECF

M Mehrabi, S Vosoughi, N Salek… - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the most useful non-destructive techniques for imaging low Z materials hidden
behind high Z materials is fast neutron radiography (FNR). Inertial Electrostatic Confinement …