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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.
Tadaaki Nemoto, Motoo Ishikawa, Yasuyoshi Yasaka
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 43 | Number 1 | January 2003 | Pages 309-311
Field Reversed Configuration and Neutron Sources | doi.org/10.13182/FST03-A11963621
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The separation capability of the charged particles is one of the most important requirements for direct energy converters (DEC) of D-3He fusion reactors. Yasaka, one of the authors, has demonstrated the principle of the Cusp DEC on a small-scale experimental device. Analyses of the device with a two-dimensional approximation and comparison with the experimental results give the following results. (1) The input power of plasma beam is estimated as P = 2W × E1.5, compared with the experimental results, where E is the ion energy and normalized with 0.1keV. (2) The current at point cusp tends to saturate as the ion energy increases as the experimental results show. (3) Ion current at point cusp depends on the shape of the magnetic field more strongly than its strength.