title: Small plasma focus as neutron pulsed source for nuclides identification.
abstract: In this paper, we present preliminary results on the feasibility of employing a low energy (2 kJ, 31 kV) plasma focus device as a portable source of pulsed neutron beams (2.45 MeV) generated by nuclear fusion reactions D-D, for the "in situ" analysis of substances by nuclear activation. This source has the relevant advantage of being pulsed at requirement, transportable, not permanently radioactive, without radioactive waste, cheap, among others. We prove the feasibility of using this source showing several spectra of the characteristic emission line for manganese, gold, lead, and silver.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Física e Ingeniería del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CONICET-UNCPBA), Pinto 399, Tandil 7000, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Milanese
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niedbalski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moroso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbaglia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guichón