Experimental Study of Proton Rate Density in a Spherical Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device

Also, during the progress of this dissertation, two valuable SIEC derivatives--an SIEC wavelength tunable x-ray source (SIEC-TX) and an IEC linear neutron source device (C-device)--have been developed. The SIEC-TX generates x-rays by electron-electron interactions at relativistic velocity at the sphere center when the electrons are accelerated and focused by a spherical grid. The wavelength of the emitted x-rays shifts as the grid bias is changed. The C-device is a radically different cylindrical version of the SIEC that holds promise for applications requiring that geometry. The C-device is developed to produce a portable neutron line source. When stacked, they become a plane source.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Gu, Yibin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Miley, George H.

• Physics, Nuclear

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9904472

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/81244