NUKLEONIKA 2006, 51(1):5-13
Vladimir A. Gribkov1, Artur Malaquias2
1 Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion,
Department of Dense Magnetized Plasma,
23 Hery Str., 01-497 Warsaw, Poland
2 International Atomic Energy Agency,
5 Wagramer Strasse, P. O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
A review of the results received in the course of fulfillment of the International Atomic Energy
Agency Co-ordinated Research Project “Dense Magnetized Plasma” for the last 3 years is presented.
Niche of the plasma type within the plasma physics field is outlined. Efforts of the CRP participants
concentrated on design and operation of new Dense Magnetized Plasma devices are described. All of
them designed for plasma heating and for other applications mainly based on the interaction of
radiations generated by the devices with different objects. Materials exploitable, diagnostics of the
interaction processes, as well as analytical equipment used by the participants to process the
irradiated targets are described. Works developed in the frame of the CRP are covered thermonuclear
fusion applications, fundamental plasma physics and material science issues, medicine, biology, and
some other spheres. New data on the interaction of the radiations generated in this apparatus with
various materials are given. E.g. it was found that the necessary dose producing activation/inactivation
of enzymes can be much lower if used at a high-power flux density in comparison with those received
with classical sources. All these experiments are discussed in the framework of pulsed radiation
chemistry in its perfect sense thereto the criteria are formulated. New foreseen applications of DMP
devices mainly based on neutron radiation are proposed and discussed.