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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Alan M. M. Todd
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 151-161
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23089
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A simulation code for studying the effect on tandem mirror plasmas of waves in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies has been developed. This code utilizes Monte Carlo techniques to model coulomb collision, radio-frequency (rf) interactions and charge-exchange processes in the plasma. We describe the derivation and application of these various Monte Carlo models, and illustrate our techniques with results from a study of rf startup in tandem mirrors.