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Agafonov, A V; Bagulya, A V; Dalkarov, O D; Negodaev, M A; Oginov, A V; Rusetskiy, A S; Ryabov, V A; Shpakov, K V
Physical review letters, 09/2013, Letnik: 111, Številka: 11Journal Article
For the first time the emission of neutron bursts in the process of high-voltage discharge in air was observed. Experiments were carried out at an average electric field strength of ∼1 MV·m(-1) and discharge current of ∼10 kA. Two independent methods (CR-39 track detectors and plastic scintillation detectors) registered neutrons within the range from thermal energies up to energies above 10 MeV and with an average flux density of ≳10(6) cm(-2) per shot inside the discharge zone. Neutron generation occurs at the initial phase of the discharge and correlates with x-ray generation. The data obtained allow us to assume that during the discharge fast neutrons are mainly produced.
