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International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference

DOI: 10.1109/ivnc.2010.5563203

American Institute of Physics, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 2(29), p. 02B107

DOI: 10.1116/1.3531929

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7.3: Development of a compact neutron source based on field ionization processes

Journal article published in 2010 by Arun Persaud ORCID, Rehan Kapadia, Ali Javey, Thomas Schenkel
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Abstract

The authors report on the use of carbon nanofiber nanoemitters to ionize deuterium atoms for the generation of neutrons in a deuterium-deuterium reaction in a preloaded target. Acceleration voltages in the range of 50-80 kV are used. Field emission of electrons is investigated to characterize the emitters. The experimental setup and sample preparation are described and first data of neutron production are presented. Ongoing experiments to increase neutron production yields by optimizing the field emitter geometry and surface conditions are discussed. ; Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures; IVNC 2010