Some Physics Considerations of Magnetic Inertial- Electrostatic Confinement: ANew Concept for Spherical Converging-Flow Fusion

摘要

A new method of energizing and confining charged particles has been devised thatoffers promise for efficient small-scale control of their motion in spherically converging recirculating flow and for the generation of fusion reactions among them. This method uses special magnetohydrodynamically (MHD) stable magnetic field configuration to confine energetic electrons that are injected to form a negative potential well that is within the volume bounded by the magnetic fields. These fields consist of point cusps arranged in an alternating pattern in a generally spherical geometry around the confinement region, such that they occupy the faces of polyhedra with an even number of faces around each vortex.