| Neutron energy: | 2.45 MeV | from the deuterium-deuterium reaction in plasma | |
| Neutron burst I: | duration: | from 10 to 20 ns | |
| repetition: | ≥ 60 s | ||
| neutron yield during the burst | ≥ 106 n/shot | ||
| Neutron burst II: | duration: | from 50 to 100 ns | |
| repetition: | ≥ 600 s | ||
| neutron yield during the burst | ≥ 109 n/shot | ||
| Plasma imaging system: | registration range: | 8 eV – 6.2 keV | |
| image registration: | 4 frames | ||
| frame recording time: | < 1.2 ns | ||
| time between frames: | 0 to 20 ns | ||
| imaging plane: | (y, z) | ||
| spatial resolution: | ~230 mm | ||
Pulsed nanosecond sources of thermonuclear neutrons are used for elaboration of methods of detection of neutron fields (space, energy and time distributions of neutron fluxes) mostly for the UE EUROfusion programme and also for nuclear geophysics and nuclear medicine (radiation dosimetry). Nanosecond neutron pulses enable measurement of energy spectra of fast neutrons by the time-of- flight (TOF) method on a short base (a few meters). This will be helpful for development of new methods of measurements of neutron spectra at thermonuclear facilities (e.g. stellarator W-7X in Greifswald, Germany) and neutron methods for detection of hidden illicit materials (e.g. explosives). The four-frame plasma imaging system i.a. allows determining of the pinch radius and its evolution over time, which is a very important element of research into the phenomenon of plasma radiation compression.