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Hiromu Momota, George H. Miley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 39 | Number 2 | March 2001 | Pages 498-503
Alternate and Advanced Concepts | doi.org/10.13182/FST01-A11963285
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“Double-well” potential structure (virtual cathode formation) is studied in a spherical inertial electrostatic confinement (SIEC) device using non-linear Poisson's equation. Particle densities are derived from a kinetic equation equivalent to Vlasov's equation. Velocities of collision-free electrons and ions at the edge of the configuration will be almost aligned towards the center, however, they have small divergences. Analyses show appearance of a virtual cathode potential well relevant to bum fusion fuels near the center of SIEC.