GB880124A - Thermonuclear reactor and method of initiating and sustaining a thermonuclear reaction - Google Patents

Thermonuclear reactor and method of initiating and sustaining a thermonuclear reaction

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GB880124A
GB880124A GB20163/59A GB2016359A GB880124A GB 880124 A GB880124 A GB 880124A GB 20163/59 A GB20163/59 A GB 20163/59A GB 2016359 A GB2016359 A GB 2016359A GB 880124 A GB880124 A GB 880124A
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plasma
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magnetic
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initiating
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US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • 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
    • H05H1/00—Generating plasma; Handling plasma
    • H05H1/02—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma
    • H05H1/22—Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fields; Arrangements for heating plasma for injection heating
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Plasma Technology (AREA)
GB20163/59A 1958-08-07 1959-06-12 Thermonuclear reactor and method of initiating and sustaining a thermonuclear reaction Expired GB880124A (en)

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US753846A US2969308A (en) 1958-08-07 1958-08-07 Method of producing energetic plasma for neutron production

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GB880124A true GB880124A (en) 1961-10-18

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US (1) US2969308A (enExample)
BE (1) BE581270A (enExample)
CH (1) CH370493A (enExample)
DE (1) DE1165776B (enExample)
FR (1) FR1234901A (enExample)
GB (1) GB880124A (enExample)

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FR1219357A (fr) * 1958-12-24 1960-05-17 Csf Perfectionnements aux systèmes d'injection pour dispositifs de production de hautestempératures de plasma
FR1226493A (fr) * 1959-02-02 1960-07-13 Csf Perfectionnements aux dispositifs de production de neutrons par collision d'ions
US3052617A (en) * 1959-06-23 1962-09-04 Richard F Post Stellarator injector
US3085058A (en) * 1959-12-08 1963-04-09 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Plasma heating
US3173248A (en) * 1960-11-07 1965-03-16 Litton Systems Inc Ionization and plasma acceleration apparatus
US3075115A (en) * 1961-03-27 1963-01-22 John W Flowers Ion source with space charge neutralization
US3096269A (en) * 1961-05-23 1963-07-02 Halbach Klaus Counterrotating plasma device
US3268758A (en) * 1964-05-13 1966-08-23 John W Flowers Hollow gas arc discharge device utilizing an off-center cathode
US4698198A (en) * 1983-04-15 1987-10-06 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Unified first wall-blanket structure for plasma device applications
US20030223528A1 (en) * 1995-06-16 2003-12-04 George Miley Electrostatic accelerated-recirculating-ion fusion neutron/proton source
US9934876B2 (en) 2013-04-03 2018-04-03 Lockheed Martin Corporation Magnetic field plasma confinement for compact fusion power
US9928926B2 (en) 2013-04-03 2018-03-27 Lockheed Martin Corporation Active cooling of structures immersed in plasma
US9959942B2 (en) * 2013-04-03 2018-05-01 Lockheed Martin Corporation Encapsulating magnetic fields for plasma confinement
US9941024B2 (en) * 2013-04-03 2018-04-10 Lockheed Martin Corporation Heating plasma for fusion power using electromagnetic waves
US10049773B2 (en) * 2013-04-03 2018-08-14 Lockheed Martin Corporation Heating plasma for fusion power using neutral beam injection
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US2969308A (en) 1961-01-24
DE1165776B (de) 1964-03-19
CH370493A (fr) 1963-07-15
FR1234901A (fr) 1960-07-01

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