CA2883710C - Apparatus for accelerating and compressing plasma - Google Patents

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CA2883710C
CA2883710C CA2883710A CA2883710A CA2883710C CA 2883710 C CA2883710 C CA 2883710C CA 2883710 A CA2883710 A CA 2883710A CA 2883710 A CA2883710 A CA 2883710A CA 2883710 C CA2883710 C CA 2883710C
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    • G21B1/15Particle injectors for producing thermonuclear fusion reactions, e.g. pellet injectors
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    • H05H1/00Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/02Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma
    • H05H1/10Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma using externally-applied magnetic fields only, e.g. Q-machines, Yin-Yang, base-ball
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    • H05H1/02Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma
    • H05H1/16Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma using externally-applied electric and magnetic fields
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