Concept for a High-Power-Density Mirror Fusion Reactor

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Authors

R.F. Post · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

T.K. Fowler · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

J. Killeen · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

A.A. Mirin · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Abstract

A concept for a mirror-type fusion reactor based on recent advances in neutral-beam technology is shown to have improved plasma stability, a much higher power density, and a somewhat higher factor of energy gain $Q$, as compared with previous concepts using the magnetic-mirror principle.

Topics & Keywords

Magnetic confinement fusion research Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Fusion materials and technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 31, Issue 5, pp. 280-282

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.31.280

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