Recent advances in inertial-electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion for space power and propulsion

Details Recent advances in inertial-electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion for space power and propulsion Recent advances in inertial-electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion for space power and propulsion

Jan 2000

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 2000. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 504, pp. 1224-1229 (2000).

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Ion And Plasma Propulsion, Light-Ion Inertial Confinement

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Concept Studies have shown the IEC to be one of the most attractive approaches to fusion propulsion, provided the physics and technology involved can be scaled-up to high power levels. A key step involves development of a pulsed IEC that can obtain high ion currents along with good ion confinement. Results from initial pulsed IEC experiments are described here. The obtainment of a D-D fusion neutron yield of 8×108 n/s at a peak pulse current of 17 A demonstrates that the dynamic formation of the required accelerating fields with the IEC discharge is possible. A next step involves improvement in confinement. .

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