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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.
Nobuo Mizuno
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 18 | Number 3 | November 1990 | Pages 455-460
Alpha Particles in Fusion Research | Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST90-A29281
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The thermal stability of a thermonuclear plasma in a mirror reactor is obtained by a simple model The effect of the loss of thermonuclear alpha particles due to collisional pitch-angle scattering into loss cones is included in this analysis. The effect of the collisional loss is significant, and it has a stabilizing effect on the thermal instability.
