Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jan 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991aipc..217...67m&link_type=abstract
Proceedings of the eighth symposium on space nuclear power systems. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 217, pp. 67-76 (1991).
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Fusion Reactors
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Fusion offers the potential for a very high specific power, providing a large specific impulse that can be traded-off with thrust for mission optimization. Thus fusion is a leading candidate for missions beyond the moon. Here we discuss a new approach for space fusion power, namely Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement (IEC). This method offers a high power density in a relatively small, simple device. It appears capable of burning aneutronic fuels which are most desirable for space applications and is well suited for direct energy conversion.
In view of its potential, IEC is currently undergoing experimental and theoretical study as a fusion power source at the University of Illinois. The goal of the research is to create a confined plasma inside multiple nested spherical potential wells. These wells are formed by injecting ions into a highly transparent, high voltage (5-50 kV) sphericl cathode. Multiple passes of ions through the center create a high density non-Maxwellian core. Preliminary experimental results are presented here.
Barnouin Olivier
Gu Yibin
Hochberg Timothy K.
Miley George H.
Nadler Jonathon H.
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