NEEP602 Fall97 - Lecture 26

How Electrostatic Fusion Works



An experimental example of the IEF concept at the University of Wisconsin (courtesy of T. Thorson, 1996). This figure shows the reaction of hydrogen ions at the center of the 10 cm diameter inner electrostatic well biased to 18 kV. Recently Mr. Thorson has used deuterium fuels to demonstrate fusion rates of ~107 per second in this small device.

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