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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.
M. Prasad, N. Snyderman, J. Verbeke, R. Wurtz
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 174 | Number 1 | May 2013 | Pages 1-29
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE11-87
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For material spontaneously generating fission chains, the arrival times of neutron and gamma-ray counts create a clustering pattern distinctly different from a random source. A theory for the time interval distribution between counts is given. As well as the distribution of nearest-neighbor counts, we give the general distributions for all n'th-neighbor intervals. The sum of these distributions gives the Rossi correlation function. This theory supplies the direct link between the experimentally measured quantities and the theory of the Rossi correlation function.