Publications

Fusors are becoming attractive as neutron sources, but could in theory be misused to make weapons material. This paper checks whether that's actually a realistic risk.

A follow-on filing to the reactor systems patent, this one covers producing a specific list of medical isotopes using neutrons generated mostly by deuterium-tritium fusion.

A follow-on filing to the reactor systems patent, this one covers producing a specific list of medical isotopes using neutrons generated mostly by deuterium-tritium fusion.

A survey of the global IECF research landscape, cataloguing nearly 1,000 publications from more than 100 universities, institutes and companies.

Testing three anode materials in a multi-state fusion reactor, this study finds zirconium mesh significantly outperforms stainless steel for neutron production.

This portable neutron detection system correctly flagged 140g of U-235 98% of the time, with a false alarm rate under 5% — enough to hit the ANSI standard target.

Astral's core patent covers coating the anode or cathode with a fuel-enriched surface so fusion happens in the solid material itself, not just the plasma, boosting neutron output without extra power.

The companion paper to entry 12 above, this one lays out the detection results in more detail, including successfully spotting 10 grams of highly enriched uranium.

Water and concrete both hold up against IECF radiation, but not equally — this study pins down exactly how much of each you need to cut a 2.45 MeV neutron dose down to 1%.

Coating a cathode with diamond-like carbon boosted neutron output by up to 10 times over an uncoated one, this study finds, thanks to how much more deuterium the coating captures.