Comparison of spherical and cylindrical cathode geometries in inertial electrostatic confinement devices

被引：9

作者：

Egle, Brian J. ^{[1
]}

Santarius, John F. ^{[1
]}

Kulcinski, Gerald L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Fus Technol Inst, Madison, WI 53706 USA

来源：

FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2007年 / 52卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.13182/FST07-A1646

中图分类号：

TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];

学科分类号：

0827 ; 082701 ;

摘要：

The performance of a new Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) fusion device using a cylindrical anode and two different cathode geometries, spherical and cylindrical, was compared to an existing IEC device with two different sized configurations of spherical anodes and cathodes. Experimental data was generated at -30 to -150 kilovolts, 30 milliamps steady-state, and 0.3 Pascal of Deuterium (D) and/or Helium-3 (He-3). The best neutron rate achieved by the new device in a D environment was 2.7x10(7) neutrons per second at 145 kV and 35 mA. In a D-He-3 environment, the best proton rate achieved was 2.0x10(7) protons per second at 130 kV and 30 mA. Both the D-D neutron rate and the D-3He proton rate were approximately 40% lower than the larger volume existing IEC device.

引用

页码：1110 / 1113

页数：4

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