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Title

  • Main Title International workshop on plasma-based neutron sources

Contributor

  • Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    Place of Publication: California
    Additional Info: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

Date

  • Creation: 1996-12-09

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: The workshop was devoted to discussion of the status and future directions of work on plasma-based neutron sources. The workshop presentations demonstrated significant progress in development of the concepts of these sources and in broadening the required data base. Two main groups of neutron source designs were presented at the workshop: tokamak-based and mirror-based. Designs of the tokamak- based devices use the extensive data base generated during decades of tokamak research. Their plasma physics performance can be predicted with a high degree of confidence. On the other hand, they are relatively large and expensive, and best suited for Volumetric Neutron Sources (VNSes) or other large scale test facilities. They also have the advantage of being on the direct path to a power- producing reactor as presently conceived, although alternatives to the tokamak are presently receiving serious consideration for a reactor. The data base for the mirror-based group of plasma sources is less developed, but they are generally more flexible and, with appropriate selection of parameters, have the potential to be developed as compact Accelerated Test Facilities (ATFs) as well as full-scale VNSes. Also discussed at the workshop were some newly proposed but potentially promising concepts, like those based on the flow-through pinch and electrostatic ion-beam sources.
  • Physical Description: 24 p.

Subject

  • Keyword: Magnetic Mirrors
  • Keyword: Tokamak Devices
  • STI Subject Categories: 70 Plasma Physics And Fusion
  • Keyword: Plasma
  • Keyword: Neutron Sources

Source

  • Conference: International workshop on plasma-based device concepts on volumetric neutron sources, Livermore, CA (United States), 18-19 Nov 1996

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Article

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE97053183
  • Report No.: UCRL-JC--125878
  • Report No.: CONF-9611180--1
  • Grant Number: W-7405-ENG-48
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 495657
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc681937

Note

  • Display Note: OSTI as DE97053183
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