Ionization Profiling of a Star Mode IEC Device
Abstract
The Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) concept has been noted as having an attractive, staged, commerical development plan for fusion technology. DaimlerChrysler Aerospace has recently produced a portable, low-cost, neutron generator for material assay based on the UI Star Mode IEC discharge. However, further investigation is required to increase the efficiency of these systems and to acquire the knowledge base for future scale-up and deployment. This presentation will focus on recent studies in examining the ionization efficiency of the Star Mode discharge, present beamlet diagnostic data, and benchmark experiments with complimentary computational studies. Considerations for next-generation IEC scale-up will be discussed.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- November 1999
- Bibcode:
- 1999APS..DPP.QP144J