Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 1, Issue 4, 207(2016)

Neutrons in a nanosecond low-pressure discharge in deuterium

Victor F. Tarasenko1...2,3,*, Mikhail I. Lomaev1,3, Dmitry A. Sorokin1,3, Boris A. Nechaev2, Vladimir N. Padalko2 and Gennady N. Dudkin2 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Optical Radiation of the Institute of High Current Electronics SB RAS, Tomsk 634055, Russia
  • 2Physical Technical Institute, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia
  • 3National Research Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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    Victor F. Tarasenko, Mikhail I. Lomaev, Dmitry A. Sorokin, Boris A. Nechaev, Vladimir N. Padalko, Gennady N. Dudkin. Neutrons in a nanosecond low-pressure discharge in deuterium[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2016, 1(4): 207

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    Paper Information

    Category: Review Article

    Received: May. 17, 2016

    Accepted: Jul. 17, 2016

    Published Online: May. 9, 2017

    The Author Email: Tarasenko Victor F. (VFT@loi.hcei.tsc.ru)

    DOI:10.1016/j.mre.2016.08.002

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