Pulsed operation of spherical inertial-electrostatic confinement device
Journal Article
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· Fusion Technology
OSTI ID:447298
- Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL (United States)
Inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion confines high energy ions in potential wells, where their increased energy and density yields a high fusion rate. Studies of the IEC at the University of Illinois (UI) initially concentrated on steady-state operation where neutron yields of approx.10{sup 6} D-D n/s are routinely obtained. However, the development of a pulsed configuration has been undertaken to provide higher neutron yields. Preliminary experiments have demonstrated I{sup 2} scaling during pulsed operation when the perveance threshold of 2.2 mA/kV{sup 3/2} is exceeded. Based on these results, it appears that the present IEC could be operated with 3-A, 100-kV repetitive pulses with a 10% duty factor to produce neutron yields of approx.10{sup 10} neutrons/second. 6 refs., 7 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 447298
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9606116--; CNN: INEL URC CC-S-622904-002CT
- Journal Information:
- Fusion Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Technology Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 30; ISSN FUSTE8; ISSN 0748-1896
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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