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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. Kojima, K. Ishii, Y. Takemura, K. Hagisawa, A. Itakura, M. Ichimura, K. Yatsu
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 43 | Number 1 | January 2003 | Pages 274-276
Diagnostics | doi.org/10.13182/FST03-A11963612
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We researched the AIC (Alfvén Ion Cyclotron) instability. A magnetic probe using microchip-inductor is superior to size and easy to handle. In fluctuation measurement using the GNBP (Gold Neutral Beam Probe) the measured fluctuations may not be local density fluctuation because the beam ionization coefficient depends on not only the electron density but also the temperature, and the secondary beam is deflected by the magnetic field fluctuation, and the beam fluctuation is integrated along the beam trajectory. But we found by simulations such as the AIC fluctuation with small amplitude and high frequency these effects may be neglected. In initial experiment, the GNBP detected successfully the AIC fluctuations with high frequencies excited in the core plasma.