This paper reports some results of investigations of the neutron emission from middle energy Mather-type plasma focus. Multiple compressions were observed, and it seems that multiple compression regimes can occur at low pressure, while single compression appeared at higher pressure, which is favorable for neutron production. The multiple compression mechanism can be attributed to the ( type) instability. The type instability is a necessary condition for fusion activity and x-ray production, but is not sufficient by itself. Accompanying the multiple compressions, multiple deuteron and neutron pulses were detected, which implies that there are different kinds of acceleration mechanisms.
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