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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 27 | Number 3 | April 1995 | Pages 117-122
Overview Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST95-A11947055
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A summary of the attractive characteristics of mirror devices is presented. Recent progress in development of axisymmetric mirror devices is described. Potentialities of mirrors as a basis for D3He fusion power generators and high-flux neutron sources for fusion material tests are discussed.
