Electron equilibrium and confinement in a modified Penning trap and its application to Penning fusion

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1693-1701

  Barnes, D C ^a   Schauer, M M ^a   Umstadter, K R ^a   Chacon, L ^b   Miley, G ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

FUSION YIELD; GAIN; ION ION COLLISIONS; PENNING EFFECT; PENNING ION SOURCES; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SPACE CHARGE; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TRAPS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141877108     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: 10897674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873987     Document Type: Conference Paper

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