Production of Thermonuclear Power by Non-Maxwellian Ions in a Closed Magnetic Field Configuration

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Authors

J. M. Dawson · Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

F. Tenney · Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Abstract

A toroidal plasma heated by an energetic neutral beam (thus consisting of an energetic ion component and a lower-energy bulk plasma) can produce net thermonuclear power under conditions far less restrictive than Lawson's criterion.

Topics & Keywords

Magnetic confinement fusion research Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Plasma Diagnostics and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 26, Issue 19, pp. 1156-1160

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.26.1156

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