Feasibility of Net Energy Gain in Kinematic Nuclear Fusion Devices
Plasma Physics
2020-05-27 v1
Abstract
A design principle is suggested to overcome obstacles that prevent positive net energy output in nuclear fusion devices based on electrostatically accelerated ions. Since Coulomb scattering cross-section dwarfs that of nuclear fusion, the focus is on re-capturing energy of elastically scattered ions before the energy is lost to heat. Device configuration to achieve efficient energy re-capturing is proposed and a favorable estimate of net energy gain is obtained.
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@article{arxiv.2005.12849,
title = {Feasibility of Net Energy Gain in Kinematic Nuclear Fusion Devices},
author = {E. V. Tsiper},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.12849},
year = {2020}
}
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