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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.
S. V. Murakhtin, V. V. Prikhodko
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 47 | Number 1 | January 2005 | Pages 315-317
Technical Paper | Open Magnetic Systems for Plasma Confinement | doi.org/10.13182/FST05-A675
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Studying of energy and spatial distribution of fast ions is the principal problem in GDT-based neutron source project. The analyser described here was used to solve this problem. It includes active target, stripping chamber, electrostatic capacitor and microchannel plate with amplifiers. Fast ions are neutralizing on active target (hydrogen beam). These particles go through collimation system, get recharged in the stripping chamber for further separation on energies in the electrostatic analyser and finally falls to MCP. Then signals are amplified and registered.