Nuclear Fusion · 2014 · 24 citations · 13 references
Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsFusion EngineeringNuclear PhysicsPlasma PhysicsFusion PlasmasHigh-temperature PlasmasMagnetic Confinement FusionNeutral Beam InjectionNuclear FusionPlasma ConfinementElectron Cyclotron Resonance HeatingElectron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma SourcesElectron HeatingFusion Reactor PhysicsHeating In Magnetic ConfinementNeutral Beam Injection HeatingScattering
The axially symmetric magnetic mirror device gas-dynamic trap (GDT, Budker Institute, Novosibirsk) has recently demonstrated a tangible increase in plasma electron temperature. According to laser scattering, a value of 0.4 keV has been achieved (a twofold increase). In addition to standard machine operation, utilizing a 5 MW neutral beam injection, a newly installed electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) system was employed (54.5 GHz, 0.4 MW). The reported progress in electron temperature, along with previous experiments, which demonstrated plasma confinement at beta as high as 60%, is a significant advancement towards an energy efficient fusion neutron source based on GDT physics.
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Gas dynamic trap as high power 14 MeV neutron source
P. A. Bagryansky, E. P. Kruglyakov, A. M. Kudryavtsev et al. · Fusion Engineering and Design · 2003 · 78 citations
The GDT-based fusion neutron source as driver of a minor actinides burner
K. Noack, A. Rogov, E. P. Kruglyakov et al. · Annals of Nuclear Energy · 2008 · 41 citations