Nuclear Fusion · 1985 · 42 citations · 8 references
Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsFusion EngineeringNuclear MaterialsPlasma PhysicsFusion PlasmasHigh-temperature PlasmasNuclear FusionPlasma ConfinementPlasma HeatingPlasma SourcesEnergy Confinement TimePellet Fueling
A centrifuge injector that repetitively fires 1.3 mm deuterium pellets (1 torr⋅L per pellet) at a rate of 32 pellets per second was used to build up and maintain a Doublet III 2.4 MW neutral-beam-heated limiter discharge at a line-averaged density of 1 × 1014 cm−3. When compared to a conventional gas-fuelled plasma at similar density, the pellet-fuelled plasma was characterized by a factor-of-three reduction in edge neutral density and limiter recycling, a centrally peaked profile, a 70% increase in global energy confinement, and a tenfold increase in the fusion reaction rate.
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Energy confinement of beam-heated divertor and limiter discharges in Doublet III
M. Nagami, Masao Kasai, A. Kitsunezaki et al. · Nuclear Fusion · 1984 · 72 citations
Results of hydrogen pellet injection into ISX-B
S. L. Milora, C.A. Foster, C. E. Thomas et al. · Nuclear Fusion · 1980 · 71 citations