Neutron Emission by Plasma Cavitons

Richard T. Schneider; Peter H. Handel

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24549

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Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 7 / Number 2

Neutron Emission by Plasma Cavitons

Richard T. Schneider, Peter H. Handel

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 7 / Number 2 / March 1985 / Pages 316-319

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24549

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Observation of neutron emission from a radio-frequency gas discharge in deuterium at input powers as low as 100 W is reported. The effect is caused by the formation of localized resonant nonlinear plasma structures, which are interpreted as a special type of caviton.