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Title: First wall for polarized fusion reactors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5200254

A first-wall or first-wall coating for use in a fusion reactor having polarized fuel may be formed of a low-Z non-metallic material having slow spin relaxation, i.e., a depolarization rate greater than 1 sec/sup -1/. Materials having these properties include hydrogenated and deuterated amorphous semiconductors. A method for preventing the rapid depolarization of a polarized plasma in a fusion device may comprise the step of providing a first-wall or first-wall coating formed of a low-Z, non-metallic material having a depolarization rate greater than 1 sec/sup -1/.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Application Number:
ON: DE85017784
OSTI ID:
5200254
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English