Characterization of Kansas State University Dense Plasma Focus as a multi-radiation source

Summary form only given. The Dense Plasma Focus (DPF) was independently discovered by J. Mather and N. V. Filippov in the early 60´s. The DPF represents one of the most interesting and important applications of plasma physics to fusion and multi-radiation sources. Nearly forty years of experiments have demonstrated the ability of (even table-top) DPF devices to produce nuclear fusion reactions in magnetically pinched plasmas. The DPF device has attracted the attention of the research community because of its use as a non-radioactive, pulsed radiation source (10-00 ns) for a variety of applications.