Title :
Fast adiabatic compression of a toroidal plasma to thermonuclear ignition
Author :
Ordonez, C.A. ; Peterkin, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., North Texas Univ., Denton, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Fast adiabatic compression of a magnetically confined toroidal plasma is proposed as a means to achieve plasma ignition. The approach relies on producing and compressing a compact toroid. (A compact toroid is essentially a spheromak with an aspect ratio larger than unity.) The basic method of compressing a compact toroid has been described. In the analysis presented, the ignition approach is optimized by minimizing the energy required to create and compress the compact toroid.
Keywords :
fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactors; plasma density; plasma production; plasma temperature; plasma toroidal confinement; aspect ratio; compact toroid; fast adiabatic compression; ignition approach; magnetically confined toroidal plasma; plasma ignition; spheromak; thermonuclear ignition; toroidal plasma; Ignition; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic field measurement; Physics; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma temperature; Steady-state; Toroidal magnetic fields;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3990-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1997.604500
