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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.
R. Ikezoe, M. Ichimura, M. Hirata, T. Yokoyama, Y. Iwamoto, T. Okada, S. Sumida, K. Takeyama, S. Jang, T. Oi, K. Ichimura, Y. Nakashima
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 68 | Number 1 | July 2015 | Pages 63-69
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems 2014 | doi.org/10.13182/FST14-853
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Recent ICRF heating experiments performed in GAMMA 10/PDX are reported. Owing to antenna-phasing technique and four ICRF antennas installed in the mirror cells other than the central cell, the operational regime of GAMMA 10/PDX is significantly extended. Several ICRF heating schemes to increase the parameters (plasma density in the central cell, particle flux flowing to the machine end and its ion temperature parallel to the field lines) are demonstrated. These results present positive progress in the ongoing divertor simulation experiments on GAMMA 10/PDX.