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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.
L.I. Ponomarev, C. Petitjean
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 20 | Number 4 | December 1991 | Pages 1022-1032
Advanced Energy Conversion/Storage and Exotic Concepts | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A11946976
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The state of the art and the recent progress made in Muon Catalyzed Fusion is reviewed. Over 100 dt fusions per muon were experimentally observed, while the most reliable value for dt sticking is ~ 0.6%. The theory describes now all kinetic processes with high precision and predicts very large rates for dμt formation at collision energies ∊μt ≈ 0.1 - 2 cV. For future exploration of this phenomenon, the use of H/D/T triple mixtures is suggested. In energy applications, the concept of the Muon Catalyzed Hybrid Reactor is discussed, especially in the context of combining it for uranium breeding with the electronuclear channel.