The Ion Beam Compressor for Pellet Fusion

Intense ion beams of short duration can be created by charge exchange injection into a number of small, high field storage rings. If the beams are extracted and focussed from many directions simultaneously onto a DT pellet, a beam of protons or a particles of 15,000-30,000 A for a duration of 1-2 ns can result. Such beams have possibilities for compressing and heating to fusion temperatures submillimeter pellets of a DT mixture. The potential of this method is discussed.