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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.
E. M. Choi, A. J. Cerfon, I. Mastovsky, M. A. Shapiro, J. R. Sirigiri, R. J. Temkin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 52 | Number 2 | August 2007 | Pages 334-339
Technical Paper | Electron Cyclotron Wave Physics, Technology, and Applications - Part 1 | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1511
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We report new experimental results from a 1.5-MW, 110-GHz gyrotron with a single-stage depressed collector. The gyrotron was operated in the TE22,6 mode with 3-s pulse duration. An internal mode converter, which consists of a launcher and four mirrors, has been installed and tested. A highly Gaussian-like output beam was observed. A single-stage depressed collector has been operated for the study of efficiency enhancement using the same cavity V-2005 as was used in a previous experiment in the axial configuration, in which the output microwave beam propagated through a circular waveguide that also served as a collector. Output power of 1.5 MW, corresponding to 50% efficiency, was measured at 97 kV of beam voltage and 42 A of beam current at 25 kV of collector depression voltage. The results are compared between the axial configuration and the internal mode converter configuration.