3 MeV) fusion protons. Following chemical etching of the detector plates, the track parameters - size, circularity, average-grey-value and (x-y) position - |were measured by an automated scanning system comprising an optical microscope equiped with a CCD camera, motorized stage and focus-adjust, and interfaced to a PC computer. From the accumulated track data, representing 119 plasma focus shots, the imaged fusion density profile was obtained. A detailed Monte Carlo simulation program was used to interpret this profile. The results indicate that the beam-target mechanism, in which energetic deuterons emitted in a forwardly directed cone from the plasma focus pinch interact with the cold deuterium gas, accounts for 90 to 96% of the fusion production for our device. There is however clear evidence for a non-zero (4 to 10%) contribution emitted directly from the pinch region.]]>
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