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Title: Radio frequency sustained ion energy

Abstract

Electromagnetic (E.M.) energy injection method and apparatus for producing and sustaining suprathermal ordered ions in a neutral, two-ion-species, toroidal, bulk equilibrium plasma. More particularly, the ions are produced and sustained in an ordered suprathermal state of existence above the average energy and velocity of the bulk equilibrium plasma by resonant rf energy injection in resonance with the natural frequency of one of the ion species. In one embodiment, the electromagnetic energy is injected to clamp the energy and velocity of one of the ion species so that the ion energy is increased, sustained, prolonged and continued in a suprathermal ordered state of existence containing appreciable stored energy that counteracts the slowing down effects of the bulk equilibrium plasma drag. Thus, selective deuteron absorption may be used for ion-tail creation by radio-frequency excitation alone. Also, the rf can be used to increase the fusion output of a two-component neutral injected plasma by selective heating of the injected deuterons.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Princeton, NJ
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
862957
Patent Number(s):
US 4057462
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(11-1)-3073
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
radio; frequency; sustained; energy; electromagnetic; injection; method; apparatus; producing; sustaining; suprathermal; neutral; two-ion-species; toroidal; bulk; equilibrium; plasma; particularly; produced; existence; average; velocity; resonant; rf; resonance; natural; species; embodiment; injected; clamp; increased; prolonged; continued; containing; appreciable; stored; counteracts; slowing; effects; drag; selective; deuteron; absorption; ion-tail; creation; radio-frequency; excitation; increase; fusion; output; two-component; heating; deuterons; natural frequency; average energy; radio frequency; electromagnetic energy; rf energy; stored energy; magnetic energy; equilibrium plasma; /376/

Citation Formats

Jassby, Daniel L, and Hooke, William M. Radio frequency sustained ion energy. United States: N. p., 1977. Web.
Jassby, Daniel L, & Hooke, William M. Radio frequency sustained ion energy. United States.
Jassby, Daniel L, and Hooke, William M. 1977. "Radio frequency sustained ion energy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862957.
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