Plasma heating with multi-MeV neutral atom beams

Journal Article · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States)

OSTI ID:5464724

Grisham, L R; Eubank, H P; Mikkelsen, D R; Post, D E

The authors explore the utility and feasibility of neutral beams of A greater than or equal to 6 amu formed from negative ions, and also of D/sup 0/ formed from D/sup -/. The negative ions would be accelerated to about 1 to 2 MeV/amu and neutralized, whereupon the neutral atoms would be used to heat and perhaps to drive current in magnetically confined plasmas. Such beams appear feasible and offer the promise of significant advantages relative to conventional neutral beams based on positive deuterium ions at about 150 keV.

• Research Organization: Princeton University, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 5464724
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol./Fusion; (United States), Vol. 2:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
PLASMA HEATING
NEUTRAL ATOM BEAM INJECTION
ATOMIC BEAM SOURCES
BEAM NEUTRALIZATION
DEUTERIUM IONS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MEV RANGE
PLASMA PRODUCTION
BEAM INJECTION
CHARGED PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
HEATING
IONS
NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCES
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