Compact neutron generator driven with high-voltage piezoelectric transformer

摘要

Torr. The deuterium gas was ionized and electric fields generated by the transformer accelerated deuterons into a grounded, deuterium impregnated target. A suite of diagnostics, including a bremsstrahlung x-ray measurement, electrooptic probe, and helium-3 neutron detector were used to evaluate the generator voltage, electric fields, and neutron production rates.