A first step in the development of a powerful 14 MeV neutron source

First results of an auxiliary electron cyclotron resonance heating experiment in the GDT magnetic mirror

“…According to numerical simulations performed in [5] a GDT based neutron source with an electron temperature of more than 0.4 keV is sufficiently effective as a driver for the subcritical burner of minor actinides. Another study [11] shows that a GDT-type neutron generator for material testing with an electron temperature of at least 0.3 keV is capable of delivering to the test zones neutron flux of more than 0.4 MW m −2 .…”

The Mission and Technology of a Gas Dynamic Trap Neutron Source for Fusion Material and Component Testing and Qualification

“…The DTNS nominal design is aimed to produce 2 MW/m 2 of neutron flux [1][2][3]52 . Figure 10 shows that the output flux depends on electron temperature, because electron drag cools the deuterium and tritium ions.…”

“…The gas dynamic trap DT Neutron Source (DTNS) concept is being developed at the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) in Novosibirsk, Russia [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . The DTNS may be described as a line source of neutrons, in contrast to a spallation or a D-Lithium source with neutrons beaming from a point, or a tokamak volume source.…”

Mirror based fusion neutron source: Current status and prospective

“…The Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) in worldwide collaboration develops a project of a 14 MeV neutron source for fusion material studies and other applications [1,2]. The projected neutron source of plasma type is based on the gas dynamic trap (GDT), which is a special magnetic mirror system for plasma confinement [3].…”