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Title: Confinement and heating of a deuterium-tritium plasma

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10135713· OSTI ID:10135713
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  1. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  2. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States). et al.

The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) has performed initial high-power experiments with the plasma fueled by deuterium and tritium to nominally equal densities. Compared to pure deuterium plasmas, the energy stored in the electron and ions increased by ~20%. These increases indicate improvements in confinement associated with the use of tritium and possibly heating of electrons by α-particles.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
10135713
Report Number(s):
PPPL-2977; ON: DE94008836; TRN: 94:006579
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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