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Alexei Yu. Chirkov, Vladimir I. Khvesyuk
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 1 | January 2001 | Pages 402-405
Poster Presentations | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963490
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The power balance analysis of D-T, D-3He, and catalyzed D-D fusion fuel cycles in a steady state tandem mirror reactor is carried out. Parameters of plasma and confinement system (temperature, beta, magnetic field, electrostatic potential, etc.) are calculated for regimes with plasma amplification factor Q=10.
