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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.
A. Tarditi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 894-898
Magnetic Fusion Reactors/Beam-Driven Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946956
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The problem of creating a high-density, high-current neutralized beam in a closed configuration via a continuous particle injection and accumulation has been considered in relation to the research on a colliding beam fusion process.
The last results, oriented to the development of a basic neutralized beam experiment, are discussed.
The theory of resistive wall injection of a charged particle ring is reviewed and the application to the simultaneous injection of electron and ion rings is introduced.