Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium.

J.d Strachan ,Cris W Barnes,A Von Halle,B Mccormack,T Nishitani,D K Owens,T O’Connor,C Z Cheng,R Durst,D Mueller,J Stevens,J Kamperschroer,G Coward,E Ruskov,Z Chang,H P Furth,F C Jobes,C K Phillips,S Pitcher,B Leblanc,M Oldaker,M H Redi,R Nazikian,H Park,E Mazzucato,G Barnes,F M Levinton,M Murakami,E Perry,S S Medley,L R Grisham,H Kugel,S A Sabbagh,A L Roquemore,S J Zweben,D S Darrow,W Park,J A Snipes,C Ancher,J Collins,B C Stratton,M Osakabe,K M Young,M Bitter,R J Hawryluk,M Sasao,J L Terry,S Von Goeler,D Ashcroft,B Grek,J Hosea,K W Hill,P C Efthimion,P H Lamarche,G L Schmidt,H Anderson,J Schivell,H Adler,P Alling,R Newman,D R Mikkelsen,H Hsuan,D A Rasmussen,K L Wong,J R Wilson,C E Bush,R Budny,J B Wilgen,E Marmar,L C Johnson,D M Meade,H W Herrmann,D K Mansfield,C Vannoy,D Voorhees,R Wieland,N Fromm,G R Hanson,M Tuszewski,G Y Fu,S F Paul,G A Wurden,R Rossmassler,D Roberts,L Dudek,G Schilling,R Majeski,A Janos,M Leonard,G Taylor,C Gentile,A T Ramsey,A Nagy,M C Zarnstorff,M Caorlin,W Blanchard,K Mcguire ,M K Gaedeke Norris ,D.l Jassby ,E J Synakowski ,T N Stevenson ,R K Fisher ,Mark E Thompson ,J M Mcchesney ,S H Batha ,E D Fredrickson ,H H Duong ,James L Anderson ,W W Heidbrink ,N Bretz ,Steve Cauffman ,M.g Bell ,J S Machuzak ,G W Mckee ,R E Bell ,Roderic Ai Camp ,M D Williams ,D Mccune ,W M Tang ,R.t Walters ,Masaaki Yamada ,D Johnson ,D R Ernst ,Steve Scott ,М П Петров ,R.j Fonck ,Alex Martin ,J H Rogers ,G W Hammett ,Nguyễn Thanh Lâm ,C.h Skinner ,Gavin Pearson ,M Loughlin ,N N Gorelenkov ,R.a.p Sissingh ,John Delooper

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.72.3526

Abstract

Peak fusion power production of 6.2±0.4 MW has been achieved in TFTR plasmas heated by deuterium and tritium neutral beams at a total power of 29.5 MW. These plasmas have an inferred central fusion alpha particle density of 1.2×1017 m−3 without the appearance of either disruptive magnetohydrodynamics events or detectable changes in Alfvén wave activity. The measured loss rate of energetic alpha particles agreed with the approximately 5% losses expected from alpha particles which are born on unconfined orbits.Received 10 February 1994DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3526©1994 American Physical Society

Highlights

This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government
Peak fusionpower productionof6.2_ 0.4MW has been achievedinTFTR plasmas heated by deuterium and tritium neutral beams at a total power of 29.5 MW
The measured loss rate of energetic alpha particles agreed with the approximately 5% losses expected from alpha particles which are born on unconfined orbits

Summary

FUSION POWER PRODUCTION FROM TFTR PLASMAS FUELED WITH DEUTERIUM AND TRITIUM

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Plasmas Fueled with Deuterium and Tritium*

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