New Insight into Gridded Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Fusion Devices
| Autor: | G. E. Becerra, Gilbert Emmert, C. M. Schuff, B. J. Egle, S. J. Zenobia, David Donovan, R. L. Bonomo, M. K. Michalak, A. M. McEvoy, John F. Santarius, Lauren M. Garrison, Gerald L. Kulcinski, L. Campbell, Eric Alderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Fusion Range (particle radiation) Cylindrical geometry 020209 energy Mechanical Engineering Charge (physics) 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences 010305 fluids & plasmas Ion Computational physics Nuclear Energy and Engineering 0103 physical sciences 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering General Materials Science Civil and Structural Engineering Inertial electrostatic confinement Voltage |
| Zdroj: | Fusion Science and Technology. 60:607-614 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7641 1536-1055 |
| Popis: | Gridded inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) devices use a 10-200 kV voltage difference to accelerate ions through a 0.1-10 mTorr background gas in a spherical or cylindrical geometry. The detailed investigation of a gridded IEC device using DD fuel has resulted in several surprises that have greatly altered our perception of how these systems operate. It was found that there are at least 4 major misconceptions that have been in place for over 15 years on how such IEC systems operate. These misconceptions range all the way from what energetic ion is causing the majority of fusions, to the energy and charge state of the reacting ions. Experimental results will illustrate some of the surprising reactions that are taking place in DD gridded system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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