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Research
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Materials (MDPI)
April 3, 2023
Not all concrete blocks radiation equally well. This study compares five concrete mixes as shielding options for a compact IECF-based neutron source.
Physics of Plasmas (AIP)
March 1, 2023
Does the shape of the cathode matter? Testing eleven cathodes with different grid transparency and aperture counts, this study finds both properties measurably change neutron output.
IEEE (INERTIAL 2022 Conference)
June 24, 2022
A titanium coating boosted neutron output over an uncoated cathode, but depth profiling found no real difference in deuterium levels between the two, leaving the actual cause still unexplained.
Fusion Engineering and Design
February 22, 2021
Just 17 cm across, this compact fusion-based neutron source hit 9.2×10⁷ neutrons per second and showed early promise for neutron radiography imaging.
Fusion Science and Technology
May 28, 2019
Swapping the anode for titanium instead of stainless steel gave three to four times the normalized neutron output in this IEC device, and performance kept climbing over the first 25 hours of operation.
November 1, 2018
Long assumed to be wasted energy, ion collisions with the grid surface turn out to drive up to 80% of the measured fusion rate in this study, with graphite outperforming metal cathodes tenfold.
