IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO GAS DISCHARGE APPARATUS

Patent · Wed Sep 14 04:00:00 EDT 1960

OSTI ID:4136223

Thonemann, P C

A gas ring discharge apparatus for raising gases to high temperatures and employing a toroidal vessel and an axial magnetic field to confine the plasma is designed with connected ion sources for injecting into the discharge highenergy D or T-D particles in order to increase ion and electron temperatures. The ion sources contain charge exchange chambers that neutralize the charged D particles. enabling them to penetrate the magnetic field, enter the current channel, and be converted into D/sup +/. A suitable injection energy is approximately 0.2 Mev. and a suitable injection rate is approximately 10/sup 20/ atoms/sec. (D.L.C.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-14-026384
• OSTI ID: 4136223
• Report Number(s): GB 848346
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CHARGE EXCHANGE
CONFINEMENT
CURRENTS
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRONS
ENERGY RANGE
GASES
INJECTION
ION BEAMS
ION SOURCES
IONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PHYSICS
PLANNING
TEMPERATURE
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TORUS
TRITIUM
VESSELS