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Title: The reversed-field pinch as a poloidal-field-dominated, compact, high-power-density fusion system

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OSTI ID:7030141

This paper discusses the feasibility of reversed-field pinch devices as future thermonuclear reactors. Safety, cost, ion temperatures, Lawson numbers, and power densities are reviewed for these types of devices. 12 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab. (LSP)

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
7030141
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-88-2923; CONF-880967-3; ON: DE89000377
Resource Relation:
Conference: Fusion Power Associates annual meeting and symposium on the creation of compact, high power density plasmas, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 6 Sep 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English