DT-burning upgrade to MFTF-B

Conference · Mon May 07 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6845624

Thomassen, K I; Logan, B G; Doggett, J N; Coensgen, F H

To improve MFTF-B, one must raise the ion energy and the electrostatic confining potential. This requires higher beam energy (200 keV in this case) and, to preserve end-plug adiabaticity and hold higher plasma density in the central cell, a higher level of magnetic field. In the MFTF Upgrade we also want to incorporate the new end plug configuration first invented for the MARS reactor. This new magnet design is compared with the present MFTF-B magnet set. The differences include the addition of a pair of recircularizing coils on the ends to be used in conjunction with the end region pumping and direct converter schemes, the use of a yin-yang pair rather than a baseball-type coil in the transition, and the elimination of the axicell in favor of the simple choke coil. Also, as noted earlier, an axisymmetric mirror cell is imbedded in the central cell.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6845624
• Report Number(s): UCRL-90161; CONF-840520-6; ON: DE84012612
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
ALPHA PARTICLES
BREEDING BLANKETS
CHARGED PARTICLES
DESIGN
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
MAGNET COILS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MFTF DEVICES
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
REACTOR COMPONENTS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR IGNITION