Plasma confinement apparatus using solenoidal and mirror coils

Fowler, T Kenneth; Condit, William C

Title: Plasma confinement apparatus using solenoidal and mirror coils

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A plasma confinement apparatus, wherein multiple magnetic mirror cells are linked by magnetic field lines inside of a solenoid with the mirroring regions for adjacent magnetic mirror cells each formed by a separate mirror coil inside of the solenoid. The magnetic mirror cells may be field reversed.

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Fowler, T Kenneth ^[1]; Condit, William C ^[2]

Walnut Creek, CA
Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1979-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863413

Patent Number(s):: 4166760

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE

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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
Y02E30/10 - Fusion reactors

H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
H05H1/14 - wherein the containment vessel is straight and has magnetic mirrors

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: plasma; confinement; apparatus; solenoidal; mirror; coils; multiple; magnetic; cells; linked; field; lines; inside; solenoid; mirroring; regions; adjacent; formed; separate; coil; reversed; magnetic mirror; mirror cells; field lines; magnetic field; plasma confinement; mirror cell; mirror coil; confinement apparatus; mirror coils; mirroring region; /376/

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