I think a re-reading of Carl's reply post, above, is in order. A bit of self study on nuclear matters is in order and perhaps a discussion specific to the HV device might better be handled on one of the many web based high voltage discussion boards.
This discussion is no longer theroetical, (this forum), and is drifting in the direction of the fusor power supply forum.
Richard Hull
Creating a neutron source
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Richard Hull
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Re: Creating a neutron source
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Re: Creating a neutron source
Carl the idea is to send a spark into tungsten to release a neutron or proton. What I understand is a xray will come off. They only data I could find that might make a proton would be if its at 1Mev and the xray will break down to proton and anti proton. The angle is to deflect xray at 90degrees, trying to copy a xray tube from wiki.
There was some book describing a spark chamber with the xrays sent into hydrogen to produce a neutron, but I don't have any ideas about the energy need or how to find out, or what to search for. I do plan on staying I just need to get my head around the numbers, and I thought the capacitor arrangement on the marx might help someone out.
The neutron distance in air was at atmosphere pressure, and how far away the target can be, I'm assuming that above the energy to make a neutron come off, if you add more, the neutron will come off at a high energy level.
If you could fire a proton into D to make He and neutron using 1Mev you could get 2Mev out?, Is it just a small target?
Cheers
There was some book describing a spark chamber with the xrays sent into hydrogen to produce a neutron, but I don't have any ideas about the energy need or how to find out, or what to search for. I do plan on staying I just need to get my head around the numbers, and I thought the capacitor arrangement on the marx might help someone out.
The neutron distance in air was at atmosphere pressure, and how far away the target can be, I'm assuming that above the energy to make a neutron come off, if you add more, the neutron will come off at a high energy level.
If you could fire a proton into D to make He and neutron using 1Mev you could get 2Mev out?, Is it just a small target?
Cheers
Andrew Haynes
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Frank Sanns
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Re: Creating a neutron source
Andrew,
Enough information has been passed to you by other members of the forum as well as the administrators here. Please do a proper introduction of yourself according to the protocol of fusor.net and search the FAQs or other sources for the information that you seek.
This thread is now closed.
Frank Sanns
Enough information has been passed to you by other members of the forum as well as the administrators here. Please do a proper introduction of yourself according to the protocol of fusor.net and search the FAQs or other sources for the information that you seek.
This thread is now closed.
Frank Sanns
Achiever's madness; when enough is still not enough. ---FS
We have to stop looking at the world through our physical eyes. The universe is NOT what we see. It is the quantum world that is real. The rest is just an electron illusion. ---FS
We have to stop looking at the world through our physical eyes. The universe is NOT what we see. It is the quantum world that is real. The rest is just an electron illusion. ---FS