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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.
O. Auciello, A. A. Haasz, P. C. Stangeby
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 6 | Number 2 | September 1984 | Pages 411-413
Technical Paper | Selected papers from the Ninth International Vacuum Congress and the Fifth International Conference on Solid Surfaces (Madrid, Spain, September 26-October 1, 1983) | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23214
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Methane production yields due to sub-eV H° impact on carbon are in the 10−3 – 10−4 CH4/H° range, i.e., about two orders of magnitude less than CH4/H+ yields for 0.1 – 100 keV H+ ions. Two macroscopic states of “reactivity” were identified for carbon: an “activated” state characterized by a CH4 yield vs. sample temperature curve with a maximum at 700–850K, and a “deactivated” state characterized by a monotonically decreasing yield as a function of temperature. Regarding the retention of sub-eV H° and D° in carbon, our results differ from previously published results. We have observed lower levels of trapped H° (∼1015 H°/cm2), with an apparent trend for saturation, at incident fluences of >2×1019 H°/cm2. Strong synergistic effects have been reported for combined sub-eV H°/5 keV Ar+ impact, while it appears that “insignificant” synergism exists for combined sub-eV H°/e− impact.