Electron Beam Solenoid reactor concept

Author

Bailey, V. ; Benford, J. ; Cooper, R. ; Dakin, D. ; Ecker, B. ; Lope, O. ; Putnam, S. ; Young, T.S.T.

Author_Institution

Phys. Int. Co., San Leandro, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1977

fDate

3-5 Oct. 1977

Firstpage

301

Lastpage

318

Abstract

The Electron Beam Heated Solenoid (EBHS) reactor is a linear magnetically confined fusion device in which the bulk or all of the heating is provided by a relativistic electron beam (REB). The high efficiency and established technology of the REB generator and the ability to vary the coupling length make this heating technique compatible with several radial and axial energy loss reduction options including multiple-mirrors, electrostatic and gas end-plug techniques. This paper addresses several of the fundamental technical issues and provides a current evaluation of the concept. The enhanced confinement of the high energy plasma ions due to nonadiabatic scattering in the multiple mirror geometry indicates the possibility of reactors of 150 to 300 meter length operating at temperatures >; 10 keV. A 275 meter EBHS reactor with a plasma Q of 11.3 requiring 33 MJ of beam energy is presented.

Keywords

fusion reactors; plasma confinement; relativistic electron beams; electron beam heated solenoid reactor; electron beam solenoid reactor; energy 33 MJ; high energy plasma ion confinement; linear magnetically confined fusion device; nonadiabatic scattering; relativistic electron beam; size 150 m to 300 m; Cathodes; Heating; Laser beams; Laser theory; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Solenoids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Beam Research & Technology, 1977 2nd International Topical Conference on

Conference_Location

Ithaca, NY

Type

conf

Filename

6396196