Helium-3 functions in tokamak-pumped laser systems

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7020157

Jassby, D L

Helium-3 placed in an annular cell or array of cells around a tokamak fusion generator can convert moderated fusion neutrons to energetic ions by the /sup 3/He(n,p)T reaction and thereby excite gaseous lasants mixed with the /sup 3/He while simultaneously breeding tritium. The required /sup 3/He inventory is --5 kg for large tokamak devices. Special configurations of toroidal field magnets, neutron moderators, and reflectors must be incorporated to maximize the neutron flux in the laser cell. The annular laser radiation can be coupled to an unstable resonator at the top of the tokamak and extracted as a single output beam.

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., Plasma Physics Lab., P.O. Box 451, Princeton, NJ (US)
• OSTI ID: 7020157
• Journal Information: Fusion Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Vol. 13:3; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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ANNULAR SPACE
BEAM OPTICS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BREEDING RATIO
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CONFIGURATION
CONVERSION RATIO
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTROMAGNETS
EQUIPMENT
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HELIUM 3
HELIUM ISOTOPES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LASER FUSION REACTORS
LASER RADIATION
LASER TARGETS
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETS
NEUTRON FLUX
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIATION FLUX
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
SPACE
STABLE ISOTOPES
SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES
SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES