The dense plasma focus (DPF) is a Z-pinch that has been studied for 50 years. Within ten
years of its discovery by Fillipov and Fillipova in Russia and Mather in the USA, this dense …

This paper considers the modern level of technique, research, and application of “plasma
focus” facilities in the countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A description of the …

As a first step toward the development of a compact and portable, quasi-continuous pulsed
neutron source, we have demonstrated a'fast miniature plasma focus (PF) device'as a …

In order to gain insight into the possible neutron production mechanism in sub-kilojoule
miniature plasma foci, the anisotropy in neutron and hard x-ray emissions from a newly …

Dosimetric measurements of the hard X-ray emission by a small-chamber 4.7 kJ Mather-type
plasma focus device capable of producing neat radiographs of metallic objects, were carried …

Dynamics in the radial phase and plasma conditions in the pinch phase have been studied
using interferometry in a plasma focus device that operates in the range of tens of joules of …

Angular distribution of ion beam emission from an argon gas-filled plasma focus devices has
been investigated using an array of five Faraday cups. The argon ion beam emission is …

The PF-400J plasma focus device (400 J of energy) was studied in a similar way to a pulsed
source of high-energy x-ray radiation. High-sensitivity fast-response commercial …

The effective spectrum of the hard x-ray output of a Mather-type tabletop plasma focus
device was determined from attenuation data on metallic samples using commercial …

The energy spectrum of neutrons emitted by a range of deuterium and deuterium-tritium Z-
pinch devices is investigated computationally using a hybrid kinetic-MHD model. 3D MHD …