Compact ignition experiments: design and performance

[Proceedings] The 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium Fusion Engineering Pub Date : 1991-09-30 DOI:10.1109/FUSION.1991.218791

A. Angelini, B. Coppi, M. Nassi

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Compact high field experiments are shown to be suitable for producing low-temperature ignition (T/sub 0/ approximately=11 keV) of D-T plasma mixtures with n/sub 0/ approximately=10/sup 21/ m/sup -3/ under known criteria of both energetics and stability. The 12 MA plasma current considered for the Ignitor configuration is gradually induced in the plasma column while its cross section is increased, allowing the control of the current density distribution in such a way that the region where q>

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小型点火实验:设计与性能

紧凑的高场实验表明，在已知的能量学和稳定性准则下，适合产生n/sub 0/约=10/sup 21/ m/sup -3/的D-T等离子体混合物的低温点火(T/sub 0/约=11 keV)。考虑用于点火器配置的12 MA等离子体电流在等离子体柱中逐渐诱导，同时其横截面增加，允许以这样的方式控制电流密度分布，即q>的区域

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