Status report of the fusion alpha confinement test, March 1980

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5332725· OSTI ID:5332725

Grisham, L R; Post, D E; Weisheit, J C; Eubank, H P; Mikkelsen, D R; Stewart, L D

The Fusion Alpha Confinement Test (FACT) investigates the ability of tokamaks and other magnetic devices to confine fusion-produced alpha particles and be heated by them. This report summarizes the progress made since the initial conception, and lists and discusses the remaining unresolved issues. Preliminary results are given for two experiments at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) in which He/sup -/ currents of 30 mA and 69 mA, respectively, were obtained from two different ion sources. A number of atomic physics issues relevant to the utility of He/sup -/ as a source for He/sup 0/ are discussed, and a review of considerations for HeH/sup +/ and Li/sup -/ accelerators is presented.

• Research Organization: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03073
• OSTI ID: 5332725
• Report Number(s): PPPL-1661; TRN: 80-011046
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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