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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
K. Ikeda et al. (19P26)
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 51 | Number 2 | February 2007 | Pages 286-288
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1377
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Fraction of a neutral beam particle with the different energy has been investigated in the Large Helical Device. We adopt a low-energy (40keV-3MW) neutral beam injection system in order to improve the ion temperature. A visible-spectrometer coupled intensified charge coupled device detector has been installed in order to measure a hydrogen beam emission spectrum inside of a target plasma. The spectral resolution and the reciprocal dispersion are 0.21nm and 1.4nm/mm, respectively. We typically use the 40ms sampling times with the 20ms exposure times. We have clearly observed the beam emission spectra from a hydrogen neutral beam with the energy of full, half and 1/3. We have also estimated the fraction of the full-energy beam component from the beam emission intensity. Total injection beam power is improved by increasing of the fraction of the full-energy beam component.