ENPH 455 : Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor done.docx

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A thesis submitted to the department of physics, engineering physics and astronomy in conformity with the requirements of enph 455. The inertial electrostatic confinement fusion reactor (iec fusion) is a potential method for controlled fusion power. The iec fusion reactor confines plasma via a strong electrostatic potential between two concentric grids as ions stream towards the center. The electrostatic potential between the outer grid and the inner grid is on the order of magnitude of tens of kilo volts, and the outer grid is usually grounded. Gas species such as deuterium and tritium are injected into a vacuum chamber housing the grids, usually at pressures on the order of a millitorr. Once ionized by the electric field, the ions accelerate radially toward the central grid, colliding with other ions of sufficient relative velocity to undergo fusion. Those ions that shoot through the center without fusing will decelerate and fallback towards the center, making another pass.

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