Control of the heavy-ion beam line gas pressure and density in the HYLIFE thick-liquid chamber

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 63-64, Issue , 2002, Pages 647-652

  Debonnel, Christophe S ^a   Fukuda, Grant T ^a   Bardet, Philippe M ^a   Peterson, Per F ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamber; Gas pressure; Heavy ion

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; DEBRIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEAVY IONS; IGNITION; JETS; MAGNETS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; PRESSURE CONTROL; SALTS; SHIELDING; VAPOR PRESSURE; VORTEX FLOW;

THICK-LIQUID CHAMBERS;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0036901444     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(02)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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