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Title: Method and apparatus for confining a plasma

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6153040

A high-temperature plasma is surrounded with a laser-beam wall to aid in its confinement. When such a laser-beam wall is used in combination with a confining magnetic field acting on a plasma of nuclear fuel material, the confinement time of the plasma is increased sufficiently to produce useful energy and to act as an efficient neutron source.

Assignee:
IFI; EDB-81-113941
Patent Number(s):
US 4252606
Application Number:
TRN: 81-016417
OSTI ID:
6153040
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 6 Jun 1978
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English