Rather helpful and, if I read it correctly, it shows how the plasma focus idea was developed from the earlier Z-pinch, something I was unclear on before.
This caught my attention on page 55 (possibly because it was in orange type): “neutron yields are non-thermonuclear in origin”.
What does that mean? It’s my understanding that the word “thermonuclear” simply means “having to do with nuclear fusion” and not necessarily anything to do with Maxwellian distribution. Does this mean the plasma focus device doesn’t produce fusion neutrons? Given past controversies such as ZETA, cold fusion, and sonofusion, I’m aware of the importance of determining whether detected neutrons are indeed from a known fusion reaction, and I would hope everyone currently involved in fusion research is as well. However, on page 67 we have this: “Fusion neutron yield Yn : 10^6 for PF400-J to 10^11 for PF1000.” So I’m a bit confused.
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