Published March 22, 1993
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Journal article
Magnetic fusion with high energy self-colliding ion beams
Creators
- 1. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375 (United States)
- 2. Thermal Technologies, Incorporated, San Diego, California 92121 (United States)
- 3. Advanced Physics Corporation, Irvine, California 92715 (United States)
- 4. University of California, Riverside, California 92521 (United States)
- 5. University of California, Irvine, California 92717 (United States)
Description
Self-consistent equilibria are obtained for high beta plasma where almost all of the ions are energetic with a gyroradius of the order of the plasma scale length. Magnetohydrodynamics would not apply to such a plasma. Recent experiments with tokamaks suggest that it would be insensitive to microinstabilities. Several methods are described for creating the plasma with intense neutralized ion beams
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 70
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1818-1821.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 24052265
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- BEAM NEUTRALIZATION; DEUTERIUM; EQUILIBRIUM; HELIUM 3; HIGH-BETA PLASMA; ION BEAM INJECTION; IONS; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES; PLASMA PRODUCTION; REACTIVITY; THEORETICAL DATA; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TRAJECTORIES
- Descriptors DEC
- BEAM INJECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFINEMENT; DATA; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HELIUM ISOTOPES; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; NUMERICAL DATA; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA INSTABILITY; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES