Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules

Autores
Soto, Leopoldo; Pavéz, Cristián; Moreno, José; Altamirano, Luis; Huerta, Luis; Barbaglia, Mario Oscar; Clausse, Alejandro; Mayer, Roberto Edmundo
Año de publicación
2017
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We report on D-D fusion neutron emission in a plasma device with an energy input of only 0.1 J, within a range where fusion events have been considered very improbable. The results presented here are the consequence of scaling rules we have derived, thus being the key point to assure the same energy density plasma in smaller devices than in large machines. The Nanofocus (NF) - our device - was designed and constructed at the P4 Lab of the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission. Two sets of independent measurements, with different instrumentation, were made at two laboratories, in Chile and Argentina. The neutron events observed are 20σ greater than the background. The NF plasma is produced from a pulsed electrical discharge using a submillimetric anode, in a deuterium atmosphere, showing empirically that it is, in fact, possible to heat and compress the plasma. The strong evidence presented here stretches the limits beyond what was expected. A thorough understanding of this could possibly tell us where the theoretical limits actually lie, beyond conjectures. Notwithstanding, a window is thus open for low cost endeavours for basic fusion research. In addition, the development of small, portable, safe nonradioactive neutron sources becomes a feasible issue.
Fil: Soto, Leopoldo. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile
Fil: Pavéz, Cristián. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile
Fil: Moreno, José. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile
Fil: Altamirano, Luis. Dicontek; Chile. Center for Research and Applications in Plasma Physics and Pulsed Power Technology; Chile
Fil: Huerta, Luis. Universidad de Talca; Chile
Fil: Barbaglia, Mario Oscar. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Clausse, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Mayer, Roberto Edmundo. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
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spelling Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 JoulesSoto, LeopoldoPavéz, CristiánMoreno, JoséAltamirano, LuisHuerta, LuisBarbaglia, Mario OscarClausse, AlejandroMayer, Roberto EdmundoPlasma FocusNeutronsFusionMiniaturehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2We report on D-D fusion neutron emission in a plasma device with an energy input of only 0.1 J, within a range where fusion events have been considered very improbable. The results presented here are the consequence of scaling rules we have derived, thus being the key point to assure the same energy density plasma in smaller devices than in large machines. The Nanofocus (NF) - our device - was designed and constructed at the P4 Lab of the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission. Two sets of independent measurements, with different instrumentation, were made at two laboratories, in Chile and Argentina. The neutron events observed are 20σ greater than the background. The NF plasma is produced from a pulsed electrical discharge using a submillimetric anode, in a deuterium atmosphere, showing empirically that it is, in fact, possible to heat and compress the plasma. The strong evidence presented here stretches the limits beyond what was expected. A thorough understanding of this could possibly tell us where the theoretical limits actually lie, beyond conjectures. Notwithstanding, a window is thus open for low cost endeavours for basic fusion research. In addition, the development of small, portable, safe nonradioactive neutron sources becomes a feasible issue.Fil: Soto, Leopoldo. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; ChileFil: Pavéz, Cristián. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; ChileFil: Moreno, José. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; ChileFil: Altamirano, Luis. Dicontek; Chile. Center for Research and Applications in Plasma Physics and Pulsed Power Technology; ChileFil: Huerta, Luis. Universidad de Talca; ChileFil: Barbaglia, Mario Oscar. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; ArgentinaFil: Clausse, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Mayer, Roberto Edmundo. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; ArgentinaAmerican Institute of Physics2017-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/67569Soto, Leopoldo; Pavéz, Cristián; Moreno, José; Altamirano, Luis; Huerta, Luis; et al.; Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules; American Institute of Physics; Physics Of Plasmas; 24; 8; 8-2017; 827031-8270351070-664XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.4989845info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1063/1.4989845info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:59:32Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/67569instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:59:32.926CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
title Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
spellingShingle Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
Soto, Leopoldo
Plasma Focus
Neutrons
Fusion
Miniature
title_short Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
title_full Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
title_fullStr Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
title_full_unstemmed Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
title_sort Evidence of nuclear fusion neutrons in an extremely small plasma focus device operating at 0.1 Joules
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Soto, Leopoldo
Pavéz, Cristián
Moreno, José
Altamirano, Luis
Huerta, Luis
Barbaglia, Mario Oscar
Clausse, Alejandro
Mayer, Roberto Edmundo
author Soto, Leopoldo
author_facet Soto, Leopoldo
Pavéz, Cristián
Moreno, José
Altamirano, Luis
Huerta, Luis
Barbaglia, Mario Oscar
Clausse, Alejandro
Mayer, Roberto Edmundo
author_role author
author2 Pavéz, Cristián
Moreno, José
Altamirano, Luis
Huerta, Luis
Barbaglia, Mario Oscar
Clausse, Alejandro
Mayer, Roberto Edmundo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plasma Focus
Neutrons
Fusion
Miniature
topic Plasma Focus
Neutrons
Fusion
Miniature
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We report on D-D fusion neutron emission in a plasma device with an energy input of only 0.1 J, within a range where fusion events have been considered very improbable. The results presented here are the consequence of scaling rules we have derived, thus being the key point to assure the same energy density plasma in smaller devices than in large machines. The Nanofocus (NF) - our device - was designed and constructed at the P4 Lab of the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission. Two sets of independent measurements, with different instrumentation, were made at two laboratories, in Chile and Argentina. The neutron events observed are 20σ greater than the background. The NF plasma is produced from a pulsed electrical discharge using a submillimetric anode, in a deuterium atmosphere, showing empirically that it is, in fact, possible to heat and compress the plasma. The strong evidence presented here stretches the limits beyond what was expected. A thorough understanding of this could possibly tell us where the theoretical limits actually lie, beyond conjectures. Notwithstanding, a window is thus open for low cost endeavours for basic fusion research. In addition, the development of small, portable, safe nonradioactive neutron sources becomes a feasible issue.
Fil: Soto, Leopoldo. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile
Fil: Pavéz, Cristián. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile
Fil: Moreno, José. Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear; Chile. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile
Fil: Altamirano, Luis. Dicontek; Chile. Center for Research and Applications in Plasma Physics and Pulsed Power Technology; Chile
Fil: Huerta, Luis. Universidad de Talca; Chile
Fil: Barbaglia, Mario Oscar. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. - Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina
Fil: Clausse, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Mayer, Roberto Edmundo. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Bariloche; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Gerencia del Área de Energía Nuclear. Instituto Balseiro; Argentina
description We report on D-D fusion neutron emission in a plasma device with an energy input of only 0.1 J, within a range where fusion events have been considered very improbable. The results presented here are the consequence of scaling rules we have derived, thus being the key point to assure the same energy density plasma in smaller devices than in large machines. The Nanofocus (NF) - our device - was designed and constructed at the P4 Lab of the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission. Two sets of independent measurements, with different instrumentation, were made at two laboratories, in Chile and Argentina. The neutron events observed are 20σ greater than the background. The NF plasma is produced from a pulsed electrical discharge using a submillimetric anode, in a deuterium atmosphere, showing empirically that it is, in fact, possible to heat and compress the plasma. The strong evidence presented here stretches the limits beyond what was expected. A thorough understanding of this could possibly tell us where the theoretical limits actually lie, beyond conjectures. Notwithstanding, a window is thus open for low cost endeavours for basic fusion research. In addition, the development of small, portable, safe nonradioactive neutron sources becomes a feasible issue.
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