GENERATION OF EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE

Patent · Tue Jan 22 04:00:00 EST 1963

OSTI ID:4720381

Alfven, H O.G.

An apparatus for producing gaseous plasma with extremely high temperature is described. Deuterium or tritium is rarified in a container in a uniform magnetic field of 1 to 10 kilogauss. An additional nonuniform magnetic field is also provided in the annular space between an inner and outer electrode. A voltage from 10 kv up to 200 kv is applied to the electrodes, which ionizes the gas and causes a discharge between the electrodes. This causes a hot circulating plasma to be formed, which is further heated by the nonuniform magnetic field, causing thermonuclear reactions to take place. The design of the apparatus and variations of the design are described in detail. (M.P.G.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-17-017391
• Assignee: DTIE; NSA-17-017391
• Patent Number(s): US 3074875
• OSTI ID: 4720381
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

CONFIGURATION
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRODES
GASES
HEATING
HIGH TEMPERATURE
INSTRUMENTS
IONIZATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MOTION
PERFORMANCE
PHYSICS
PLANNING
PLASMA
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
TRITIUM
VARIATIONS