Title :
Plasma Confinement Systems
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California 94550
Abstract :
Present plasma confinement systems are reviewed in order to provide an understanding of the developments necessary for demonstrating the scientific feasibility of controlled thermonuclear fusion. Significantly, these systems have several common features which appear certain to be used in more advanced experiments. These features include high field superconducting magnets, neutral beam injection, and vacuum techniques. Beyond the suppressing of plasma instabilities, improvements in these technologies will be required to achieve controlled fusion.
Keywords :
Fusion reactors; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic separation; Particle beam injection; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma stability; Superconducting magnetic energy storage; Superconducting magnets;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1973.4326948
