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Title: Alpha Channeling in a Rotating Plasma

Abstract

The wave-particle α-channeling effect is generalized to include rotating plasma. Specifically, radio frequency waves can resonate with α particles in a mirror machine with E × B rotation to diffuse the α particles along constrained paths in phase space. Of major interest is that the α-particle energy, in addition to amplifying the RF waves, can directly enhance the rotation energy which in turn provides additional plasma confinement in centrifugal fusion reactors. An ancillary benefit is the rapid removal of alpha particles, which increases the fusion reactivity.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
939430
Report Number(s):
PPPL-4343
TRN: US0807252
DOE Contract Number:  
ACO2-74CHO3073
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ALPHA PARTICLES; CHANNELING; MIRRORS; PHASE SPACE; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; REMOVAL; ROTATING PLASMA; ROTATION; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; Alpha Particles

Citation Formats

Abraham J. Fetterman and Nathaniel J. Fisch. Alpha Channeling in a Rotating Plasma. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.2172/939430.
Abraham J. Fetterman and Nathaniel J. Fisch. Alpha Channeling in a Rotating Plasma. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/939430
Abraham J. Fetterman and Nathaniel J. Fisch. 2008. "Alpha Channeling in a Rotating Plasma". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/939430. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/939430.
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author = {Abraham J. Fetterman and Nathaniel J. Fisch},
abstractNote = {The wave-particle α-channeling effect is generalized to include rotating plasma. Specifically, radio frequency waves can resonate with α particles in a mirror machine with E × B rotation to diffuse the α particles along constrained paths in phase space. Of major interest is that the α-particle energy, in addition to amplifying the RF waves, can directly enhance the rotation energy which in turn provides additional plasma confinement in centrifugal fusion reactors. An ancillary benefit is the rapid removal of alpha particles, which increases the fusion reactivity.},
doi = {10.2172/939430},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/939430}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
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