Coherent electron catalyzed fusion in a toroidal current layer as a possible mechanism of controlled nuclear fusion

Summary form only given. The possibility of a coherent electron catalyzed fusion (cec-fusion) in a toroidal current layer is considered theoretically. The toroidal current layer may be formed due to the trapping of the magnetic field in a plasma vortex according to Vlasov (1990). From the point of view of its structure the toroidal current layer can be considered as an inverse /spl theta/-pinch because, if in the usual /spl theta/-pinch plasma is rolled into a filament and a magnetic field created by an external source surrounds it and supports it, then, in contrast, in this configuration the magnetic field is rolled into a filament and plasma in the form of a toroidal current layer surrounds and maintains the magnetic field supported by a vortex ring from the external medium. This vortex guarantees the stability of the configuration. A model of the toroidal current layer is proposed in the form of a monolayer of relativistic electrons and a shelf of positive ions. The electrons in the toroidal current layer are coherent because in the monolayer they have equal velocities and hypothetically the cec-fusion is possible in this plasma configuration. A model of the toroidal current layer is proposed in the form of a monolayer of relativistic electrons and a shelf of positive ions. The electrons in the toroidal current layer are coherent because in the monolayer they have equal velocities and hypothetically the cec-fusion is possible in this plasma configuration.