Alireza TalebiTaher, M.V. Roshan, P.

Shutler,
R.S. Rawat, P. Lee, S.V. Springham

Plasma Radiation Sources Laboratory (PRSL)

Natural Science and Education (NSSE)
National Institute of Education (NIE)
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

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 NX2 Plasma Focus Device
Capacitance (C0) 28.8 F (0.6 F  48)
Charging voltage (max) 15 kV
Energy (E0) 3 kJ
Inductance of circuit (L0) 26 nH
Impedance (Z0) 30 m

Anode radius (α) 11.5 mm

Cathode radius (b) 32.0 mm
Repetition rate (max) 16 Hz
Max. current (at 12.5 kV) 410 kA
Operating Gas H2 , D2 , Ne , Ar

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 Plasma Focus phases

Radial Phase

Axial Acceleration
Phase
Cathode

Anode Cathode

Breakdown Phase
soft x-ray, hard x-ray,  ray, high energy
Insulator Pseudo Spark
deuteron and electron and
Gap Switch fusion products:
High Voltage
Power Supply D+D p (3Mev) + T (1Mev) 50%
(Charger)
28.8 μF / 15kV D+D n (2.5Mev) + He (0.8Mev) 50%
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 Motivation and Application
Plasma Focus Imaging by:
 Conventional Camera
 Shadowgraphy
 X-Ray radiography
Fusion Source Imaging by Proton Tracking
Application:
 Astronomy
 Medical Radiography

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 Aperture Imaging

Optical Imaging
Pinhole Imaging
Depth of Field
Chromatic Aberration
X-ray, -ray, particles
Little light or particle
bigger pinhole !
Coded Aperture Imaging…
Encoded Image
Decoded Image

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 Mask Fabrication
HAVAR alloy
Co, Fe, Cr, Ni, W, Mo, Mn and C
Micro-EDM

Mask pattern
2020 pixels
57 holes with 6.3% open area

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 Detector: CR-39 (PM355)
Chemical formula (C12H18O7)
Etching
Etchant chemistry (KOH, NaOH,…)
Molarity
Temperature
Etching Time
Particle Proton min. Deuteron min.
Filter energy (MeV) energy (MeV)
Kapton (50μm) 1.8 2.3
Kapton (75μm) 2.3 3.0
Kapton (100μm) 2.7 3.6
3 MeV proton depth of proton 3 MeV deuteron depth of deuteron
residue energy in CR-39 residue energy in CR-39
Kapton
2.1 67 1.5 25
(50μm)
Kapton
1.6 41 0.05 0
(75μm)

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 Experimental Setup with  source
Radium-226 (5μCi – 24110 years – 4.87 to 5.6 MeV)

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 Experimental Result with  source
1 point source 2 point source Rectangular source

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 Experimental Setup with PF
0 degree 90 degree

Camera 35 degree

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 Experimental Result with PF

0 degree 90 degree 35 degree

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 Conclusion!

Coded Aperture Imaging works well for Fusion Source Imaging

in Plasma Focus Device.

The Fusion Source in NX2 looks like a cylinder around the

pinch.

For Extended source, we need a bigger mask and naturally bigger

detector.

By mixing these results with proton and neutron anisotropy, we

can reach to a better understanding about plasma fusion behavior in
Plasma Focus device.

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 Thank you

Q ? and A!

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