SOME PROPERTIES OF A STEADY STATE HIGH-ENERGY INJECTION DEVICE (DCX)

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1957

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4288242· OSTI ID:4288242

Simon, A.; Rankin, M.

DCX is an experimental Sherwood device utilizing high-energy molecular ion injection and trapping. It is shown that, if the input current of trapped deuterons exceeds a critical amount, there will occur a burnout'' of most of the neutral particles in the system. If this burnout does occur, the input ions will degrade oniy slightly in energy before becoming disorganized in direction and forming a plasma. Some possible perturbing mechanisms are considered. Impurities are shown to have little effect on the temperature, although their presence decreases the plasma density somewhat. Heat conduction to the walls and to the arc is estimated as well as the effect of cold electrons. It appears that in the absence of plasma instabilities, the final temperature, assuming an input energy of 300 kev, can be as high as 2B0 kev or as low as 75 kev. A plasma density of 10/sup 12/ or greater may be achievable with a l ma input. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-13-009861
• OSTI ID: 4288242
• Report Number(s): ORNL-2354
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BURNOUT
CONFINEMENT
CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR PROCESSES
CURRENTS
DENSITY
DEUTERONS
DISTURBANCES
ELECTRIC ARCS
ELECTRONS
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
GASES
IMPURITIES
INJECTION
ION BEAMS
IONS
KEV RANGE
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MOLECULES
PLASMA
STABILITY
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
VESSELS