EP0728404A4 - Inertial-electrostatic confinement particle generator - Google Patents

Inertial-electrostatic confinement particle generator

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Publication number
EP0728404A4
EP0728404A4 EP95927111A EP95927111A EP0728404A4 EP 0728404 A4 EP0728404 A4 EP 0728404A4 EP 95927111 A EP95927111 A EP 95927111A EP 95927111 A EP95927111 A EP 95927111A EP 0728404 A4 EP0728404 A4 EP 0728404A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
inertial
particle generator
electrostatic confinement
confinement
electrostatic
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
EP95927111A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0728404A1 (en
Inventor
George H Miley
Yibin B Gu
Timothy A Hochberg
Jonathon H Nadler
Jalal B Javedani
Ann J Satsangi
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
ROCKFORD TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES Inc
ROCKFORD TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIAT
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ROCKFORD TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIATES Inc
ROCKFORD TECHNOLOGIES ASSOCIAT
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Publication of EP0728404A1 publication Critical patent/EP0728404A1/en
Publication of EP0728404A4 publication Critical patent/EP0728404A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
    • H05H3/00—Production or acceleration of neutral particle beams, e.g. molecular or atomic beams
    • H05H3/06—Generating neutron beams
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • G21B1/03—Thermonuclear fusion reactors with inertial plasma confinement
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/10—Nuclear fusion reactors
EP95927111A 1994-04-25 1995-04-25 Inertial-electrostatic confinement particle generator Ceased EP0728404A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US23276494A 1994-04-25 1994-04-25
US232764 1994-04-25
PCT/US1995/005185 WO1995030235A2 (en) 1994-04-25 1995-04-25 Inertial-electrostatic confinement particle generator

Publications (2)

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EP0728404A1 EP0728404A1 (en) 1996-08-28
EP0728404A4 true EP0728404A4 (en) 1996-11-20

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WO (1) WO1995030235A2 (en)

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EP0728404A1 (en) 1996-08-28
AU3124195A (en) 1995-11-29
WO1995030235A3 (en) 1996-02-01
WO1995030235A2 (en) 1995-11-09
AU688088B2 (en) 1998-03-05

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