Method and apparatus for producing an ultra-high controlled tran

Details Method and apparatus for producing an ultra-high controlled tran Method and apparatus for producing an ultra-high controlled tran

1986-10-24

1988-07-26

Kyle, Deborah L.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Nuclear fusion

Plasma formed between spaced electrodes

G21B 100

Patent

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047598948

ABSTRACT:
An intense electrical discharge along the axis of a capillary having condensed phase (liquid or solid) walls produces a controlled transient plasma temperature of 10 million degrees Kelvin or more. In order to reach such a temperature, the capillary is formed with a suitably small diameter and a sufficiently large aspect ratio and the electrical discharge must have a suitably short risetime and a sufficient high intensity. In the preferred embodiment, the capillary walls comprise thermonuclear fusible material, the plasma temperature reaches at least 60 million degrees Kelvin, and the density-time product is sufficient to produce a useful thermonuclear fusion reaction. The ultra-high temperature capillary discharge can be used as a pulsed source of nuclear and/or x-ray radiation or as a pulsed nuclear fusion reactor.

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