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Title: Recyclotron III, a recirculating plasma fusion system

Abstract

This patent describes a recyclotron nuclear fusion system comprising recyclotrons. Each recyclotron comprises cyclotron means for receiving and accelerating charged particles in spiral and work conservative pathways. An output means forms a beam from particles received from the cyclotron means; (i) the cyclotron means comprising (a) a channel shaped electromagnet having a pair of indented polefaces, oriented along an input axis and defining an input axis and defining an input magnetic well, (b) a pair of elongated linear electrodes centered along the input magnetic well arranged generally parallel to the input axis and having a gap therebetween, (c) tuned oscillator means connected to the electrodes for applying an oscillating electric potential thereto, (ii) the output means comprising (e) inverter means comprising an electromagnet having a polarity opposite that of the channel shaped electromagnet oriented contigously therealong for extracting fully accelerated particles from the cyclotron means, and (f) reinverter means comprising an electromagnet having a polarity the same as that of the channel shaped electromagnet for correcting the flightpath of the extracted particles.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6748159
Patent Number(s):
US 4639348
Application Number:
TRN: 87-012271
Assignee:
NOV; NOV-87-046513; EDB-87-061557
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 13 Nov 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; CYCLOTRONS; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; ACCELERATION; BEAM EXTRACTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; CIRCULATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; INVERTERS; MAGNET POLE PIECES; ORIENTATION; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; ACCELERATORS; BEAMS; CONFIGURATION; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; MAGNETS; 700208* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Inertial Confinement Technology; 430100 - Particle Accelerators- Design, Development, & Operation

Citation Formats

Jarnagin, W S. Recyclotron III, a recirculating plasma fusion system. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Jarnagin, W S. Recyclotron III, a recirculating plasma fusion system. United States.
Jarnagin, W S. 1987. "Recyclotron III, a recirculating plasma fusion system". United States.
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abstractNote = {This patent describes a recyclotron nuclear fusion system comprising recyclotrons. Each recyclotron comprises cyclotron means for receiving and accelerating charged particles in spiral and work conservative pathways. An output means forms a beam from particles received from the cyclotron means; (i) the cyclotron means comprising (a) a channel shaped electromagnet having a pair of indented polefaces, oriented along an input axis and defining an input axis and defining an input magnetic well, (b) a pair of elongated linear electrodes centered along the input magnetic well arranged generally parallel to the input axis and having a gap therebetween, (c) tuned oscillator means connected to the electrodes for applying an oscillating electric potential thereto, (ii) the output means comprising (e) inverter means comprising an electromagnet having a polarity opposite that of the channel shaped electromagnet oriented contigously therealong for extracting fully accelerated particles from the cyclotron means, and (f) reinverter means comprising an electromagnet having a polarity the same as that of the channel shaped electromagnet for correcting the flightpath of the extracted particles.},
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year = {Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 1987}
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