Magnetically insulated fission electric cells for direct energy conversion

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2983-2993

  Slutz, S A ^a   Seidel, D B ^a   Lipinski, R J ^a   Rochau, G E ^a   Brown, L C ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC INSULATION;

FISSION PRODUCTS;

EID: 0042347521     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1572813     Document Type: Article

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