Production of field-reversed mirror plasma with a coaxial plasma gun

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:864126

Hartman, Charles W ^[1]; Shearer, James W ^[2]

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1. Alamo, CA
2. Livermore, CA

The use of a coaxial plasma gun to produce a plasma ring which is directed into a magnetic field so as to form a field-reversed plasma confined in a magnetic mirror. Plasma thus produced may be used as a target for subsequent neutral beam injection or other similarly produced and projected plasma rings or for direct fusion energy release in a pulsed mode.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4314879
• OSTI ID: 864126
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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