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Jorge R. Gaudier, Eric D. Lukosi, Ryan Meyer
Nuclear Engineering & Science Institute
University of Missouri-Columbia
Advisors: Mark A. Prelas, Tushar K. Ghosh, William H. Miller
Abstract
Fusing Deuterium at the MU Nuclear Engineering & Science Institute (NESI) Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) devise will produce a flux of neutrons of 2.45 MeV that can be used for detecting highly enriched uranium (HEU). The neutrons dose workers obtain is insignificant but the flux produced may cover a large distance capable of sweeping a room, making it a practical and economical method for scanning a large number of shipments crossing internationally around the world that may contain HEU that can be used to produced weapons of mass destruction with a small amount that can be hidden inside. Greater neutron flux will increase the devise efficiency for detection. IEC parameters will influence neutrons production. The devise can operate in jet mode or star mode. The cathode geometry will dictate operation mode. In this study the production of neutrons is compared for both modes and different sizes and geometries are explored.
Jorge Gaudier is a Master of Science degree candidate in the Nuclear Engineering & Science Institute at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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