Fusion physics study of the IGNITEX experiment

Author

Montalvo, E. ; Carrera, R. ; Fu, G.Y. ; Helton, J. ; Hively, L. ; Howe, H. ; Miley, G. ; Ordonez, C. ; Rosenbluth, M.N. ; Sigmar, D. ; Tamor, S. ; Van Dam ; Xiao, H.

Author_Institution

Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

2-6 Oct 1989

Firstpage

1226

Abstract

The Fusion Ignition Experiment (IGNITEX) can be realized in a single-turn-coil tokamak which should ohmically heat a D-T mixture to thermonuclear conditions. Present knowledge of fusion physics indicates that the experiment has a high probability for ignition and that a thermally stable ignited phase can be produced. The fusion physics characteristics of the experiment are discussed. The regime of operation appropriate for an ignition experiment is described. The various aspects of equilibrium, stability, transport, alpha containment, thermal runaway, alpha-induced modes, radiation emission, and plasma discharge transients are summarized

Keywords

Tokamak devices; fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor theory and design; plasma instability; plasma toroidal confinement; plasma transport processes; Fusion Ignition Experiment; IGNITEX experiment; alpha containment; alpha-induced modes; equilibrium; fusion physics; ignition; plasma discharge transients; radiation emission; stability; thermal runaway; tokamak; transport; Ignition; Physics; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma stability; Plasma temperature; Plasma transport processes; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fusion Engineering, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on

Conference_Location

Knoxville, TN

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FUSION.1989.102434

Filename

102434