Improved Tandem Mirror Fusion Reactor
- 29 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 43 (18) , 1318-1321
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.43.1318
Abstract
It is shown that the introduction of barrier potentials between the plugs and solenoid of a tandem mirror substantially reduce ion energy and density required in end plugs. Several means for creating barriers and some of the important physics issues are discussed.Keywords
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