Beam heated linear theta-pinch device for producing hot plasmas

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:863929

Bohachevsky, Ihor O ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A device for producing hot plasmas comprising a single turn theta-pinch coil, a fast discharge capacitor bank connected to the coil, a fuel element disposed along the center axis of the coil, a predetermined gas disposed within the theta-pinch coil, and a high power photon, electron or ion beam generator concentrically aligned to the theta-pinch coil. Discharge of the capacitor bank generates a cylindrical plasma sheath within the theta-pinch coil which heats the outer layer of the fuel element to form a fuel element plasma layer. The beam deposits energy in either the cylindrical plasma sheath or the fuel element plasma layer to assist the implosion of the fuel element to produce a hot plasma.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4277305
• OSTI ID: 863929
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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beam
heated
linear
theta-pinch
device
producing
hot
plasmas
comprising
single
coil
fast
discharge
capacitor
bank
connected
fuel
element
disposed
center
axis
predetermined
gas
power
photon
electron
generator
concentrically
aligned
generates
cylindrical
plasma
sheath
heats
outer
layer
form
deposits
energy
assist
implosion
produce
hot plasma
capacitor bank
beam generator
outer layer
fuel element
discharge capacitor
center axis
producing hot
element disposed
hot plasmas
beam heated
deposits energy
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