Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Dec 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987aes..conf.....c&link_type=abstract
Presented at the 8th Miami International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources, Miami Beach, Fla., 14 Dec. 1987
Statistics
Computation
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Inertial Confinement Fusion, Ion Sources, Ion Temperature, Magnetic Field Configurations, Neodymium Lasers, Plasma Heating, Tokamak Devices, Aspect Ratio, Data Bases, Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
Controlled fusion, pursued by investigators in both the magnetic and inertial confinement research programs, continues to be a strong candidate as an intrinsically safe and virtually inexhaustible long-term energy source. We describe the status of magnetic and inertial confinement fusion in terms of the accomplishments made by the research programs for each concept. The improvement in plasma parameters (most frequently discussed in terms of the Tn tau product of ion temperature, T, density, n, and confinement time, tau) can be linked with the construction and operation of experimental facilities. The scientific progress exhibited by larger scale fusion experiments within the US, such as Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory's Fusion Test Reactor for magnetic studies and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Nova laser for inertial studies, has been optimized by the theoretical advances in plasma and computational physics. Both the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) and Nova have exhibited ion temperatures in excess of 10 keV at confinement parameters of n tau near 10 to the 13th power cm (-3) sec. At slightly lower temperatures (near a few keV), the value of n tau has exceeded 10 to the 13th power cm (-3) sec in both devices.
Correll David
Storm Erik
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