Acceleration of solid pellets using a plasma gun
Abstract
The use of solid pellets of hydrogen isotopes to refuel thermonuclear fusion reactors based on the tokamak configuration will require that the pellets be accelerated to high velocities. One possible method of acceleration is to interact a fast plasma from a plasma gun with the pellets. In this paper preliminary results are given on the acceleration of solid pellets with a plasma gun. The plasma-gun requirements for successful acceleration to high velocities are discussed.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- June 1979
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.90697
- Bibcode:
- 1979ApPhL..34..826B
- Keywords:
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- Hydrogen Isotopes;
- Nuclear Fuels;
- Nuclear Fusion;
- Plasma Acceleration;
- Plasma Guns;
- Pellets;
- Plasma Interactions;
- Tokamak Devices;
- Plasma Physics;
- 52.75.Di;
- 52.75.-d;
- 06.30.Gv;
- Ion and plasma propulsion;
- Plasma devices;
- Velocity acceleration and rotation