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Inertial Electrostatic Confinement
Advanced fusion fuels, D and 3He, have been successfully fused in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement device at the University of Wisconsin. It is thought that this is the first known fusion of helium-3 with deuterium on a steady state basis. The detection of 14.7 MeV protons has confirmed the reaction of D-3He fusion, and has produced a continuous, charged particle flux.
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Publications
UWFDM-1210 The Production of 13N from Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; John W. Weidner, June 2003 [M.S. thesis]. (139 pages, 5.6 MB)
UW IEC Group 2010: Further Infrastructure Improvements and Preparations for 300 kV Operation;
Richard Bonomo, Eric Alderson, Gabriel Becerra, Logan Campbell, David Donovan, Gil Emmert, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, Aaron McEvoy, Matthew Michalak, John Santarius, Craig Schuff, Sam Zenobia,
October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan].
(30 pages, 5.7 MB)
Overview of University of Wisconsin Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Research;
J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, R. Bonomo, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, L. Garrison, K. Hall, A. McEvoy, M. Michalak, C. Schuff,
October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI].
(27 pages, 6.0 MB)
Progress in the Development of a 3He Ion Source for IEC Fusion;
G.R. Piefer, E.C. Alderson, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, G.A. Emmert, R.C. Giar, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, T.E. Radel, J.F. Santarius, A.L. Wehmeyer,
March 2005 [presented at the US-Japan IEC Workshop, 14-16 March 2005, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM].
(25 pages, 6.2 MB)
UWFDM-1366 Novel Diagnostic Approaches to Characterizing the Performance of the Wisconsin Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Plasma; David R. Boris, July 2009 [Ph.D. thesis]. (221 pages, 6.5 MB)
Response of Tungsten to High Temperature Implantation of D+ and He+;
R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski,
March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC].
(22 pages, 6.5 MB)
UWFDM-1415 Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Negative Deuterium Ion Distributions in a Gridded Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Device; Eric C. Alderson, August 2012 [Ph.D. thesis]. (223 pages, 7.1 MB)
Overview of UW FTI Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) and Other Research;
John Santarius,
February 2013 [presented at the UW Plasma Physics Seminar, University of Wisconsin, 18 February 2013].
(49 pages, 7.4 MB)
Implantation of D+ and He+ in W-Coated Refractory Carbides;
R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski,
October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ].
(18 pages, 7.7 MB)
UWFDM-1267 Diagnostic Study of Steady State Advanced Fuel (D-D and D-3He) Fusion in an IEC Device; Krupakar Murali Subramanian, December 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (258 pages, 8.5 MB)
UWFDM-1392 Spatial Profiling Using a Time of Flight Diagnostic and Applications of Deuterium-Deuterium Fusion in Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Devices; David C. Donovan, May 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (337 pages, 8.9 MB)
Overview of University of Wisconsin IEC Research;
G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, L.M. Garrison, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, and S.J. Zenobia,
October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan].
(22 pages, 9.4 MB)
UWFDM-1226 The Fusion of Advanced Fuels to Produce Medical Isotopes Using Inertial Electrostatic Confinement; B.B. Cipiti, May 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (182 pages, 10.0 MB)
Steady-State He+ Implantation In Engineered First Wall Armor Materials;
S.J. Zenobia, B. Egle, T. Knowles, R. Raffray, J. Shea, S. O'Dell, G. Kulcinski and the IEC Group,
October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI].
(34 pages, 11 MB)
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Implantation of D+ and He+ in Candidate Fusion First Wall Materials;
R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, G.R. Piefer, A.L. Wehmeyer, D.R. Boris, J.F. Santarius, and T.E. Radel,
September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI].
(1 page, 11 MB)
Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an IEC Fusion Device;
David C. Donovan,
October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan].
(29 pages, 11 MB)
Preliminary Results for Steady State Implantation of He+ and D+ in Carbon Velvet and W-Coated Carbon Velvet;
S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, T. Knowles, R.F. Radel, D. Boris, C. Seyfert, D. Donovan, A. Creuziger, J. Nacker,
December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ].
(32 pages, 12 MB)
UWFDM-1406 Nuclear Fusion of Advanced Fuels Using Converging Focused Ion Beams; Brian James Egle, December 2010 [Ph.D. thesis]. (226 pages, 13 MB)
Results of Steady State Implantation of He+ and D+ in Carbon Velvet and W-Coated Carbon Velvet;
S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, J. Sorebo, E.C. Alderson, C. Paz-Soldan, G. Becerra,
October 2007.
(26 pages, 17 MB)
UWFDM-1325 Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium and Tungsten Surface Damage Studies Using a Pulsed Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device; Ross F. Radel, May 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 19 MB)