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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.
Hidekazu Takagi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 63 | Number 3 | May 2013 | Pages 406-412
Technical Paper | Selected papers from IAEA-NFRI Technical Meeting on Data Evaluation for Atomic, Molecular and Plasma-Material Interaction Processes in Fusion, September 4-7, 2012, Daejeon, Republic of Korea | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A16449
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The accuracy of cross sections given by theoretical calculations is evaluated on the collision processes of molecular ions and electrons. The processes focused on are dissociative recombination, dissociative excitation, and rotational and vibrational transitions of the molecular ions of H2+, HeH+ , and their isotopes, which are relevant to divertor plasmas. Adopting the multichannel quantum defect theory, we calculated the state-selective cross sections for various states and energies. The validity of those calculations is investigated by comparing with experimental data under some limited conditions, and the calculations are verified from physical viewpoints.