HIGH ENERGY GASEOUS PLASMA CONTAINMENT DEVICE
Abstract
An apparatus is presenied for producing neutrons as a result of collisions between ions in high temperature plasmas. The invention resides in the particular arrangement of ihe device whereby ihe magneiic and electric fields are made to cross at substantially right angles in several places along a torus shaped containment vessel. A plasma of deuterium gas is generated in the vessel under the electric fields and is "trapped" in any one of the "crossed field" regions to produce a release of energy.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4252842
- Patent Number(s):
- 2868991
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-013398
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR PROCESSES; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; DEUTERIUM; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GASES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERACTIONS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRONS; PLANNING; PLASMA; POWER; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TORUS; VESSELS
Citation Formats
Josephson, V, and Hammel, J E. HIGH ENERGY GASEOUS PLASMA CONTAINMENT DEVICE. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Josephson, V, & Hammel, J E. HIGH ENERGY GASEOUS PLASMA CONTAINMENT DEVICE. United States.
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"HIGH ENERGY GASEOUS PLASMA CONTAINMENT DEVICE". United States.
@article{osti_4252842,
title = {HIGH ENERGY GASEOUS PLASMA CONTAINMENT DEVICE},
author = {Josephson, V and Hammel, J E},
abstractNote = {An apparatus is presenied for producing neutrons as a result of collisions between ions in high temperature plasmas. The invention resides in the particular arrangement of ihe device whereby ihe magneiic and electric fields are made to cross at substantially right angles in several places along a torus shaped containment vessel. A plasma of deuterium gas is generated in the vessel under the electric fields and is "trapped" in any one of the "crossed field" regions to produce a release of energy.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {1}
}
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