Enhanced performance of deuterium--tritium-fueled supershots using extensive lithium conditioning in the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871050· OSTI ID:124765

Mansfield, D K; Strachan, J D; Bell, M G; Scott, S D; Budny, R; Marmar, E S; Snipes, J A; Terry, J L; Batha, S; Bell, R E; Bitter, M; Bush, C E; Chang, Z; Darrow, D S; Ernst, D; Fredrickson, E; Grek, B; Herrmann, H W; Hill, K W; Janos, A ; Jassby, D L; Jobes, F C; Johnson, D W; Johnson, L C; Levinton, F W; Mikkelsen, D R; Mueller, D; Owens, D K; Park, H; Ramsey, A T; Roquemore, A L; Skinner, C H; Stevenson, T; Stratton, B C; Synakowski, E; Taylor, G; von Halle, A; von Goeler, S; Wong, K L; Zweben, S J ^[1]

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1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, P.O. Box 451, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)

In the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [K. M. McGuire {ital et} {ital al}., Phys. Plasmas {bold 2}, 2176 (1995)] a substantial improvement in fusion performance has been realized by combining the enhanced confinement due to tritium fueling with the enhanced confinement due to extensive conditioning of the limiter with lithium. This combination has resulted in not only significantly higher global energy confinement times than have previously been obtained in high current supershots, but also in the highest central ratio of thermonuclear fusion output power to input power observed to date. {copyright} {ital 1995} {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 124765
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 2, Issue 11; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION
TFTR TOKAMAK
PERFORMANCE
DEUTERIUM
FUSION YIELD
LIMITERS
LITHIUM
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
TRITIUM