FUSION POWER BASED ON A SYMMETRICAL PLASMA BEAM CONFIGURATION

摘要

A thermonuclear reaction system for generating a thermonuclear fusionreaction includes a reaction chamber and a number of particle beam emitters.The reactionsystem has at least four particle beam emitters supported spatially aroundoriented towarda common focal region of the reaction chamber for directing at least fourplasma beamsthat are spatially symmetrical in three dimensional space. Each of the plasmabeams aredirected towards a plasma region in the geometric center. A stable collapse ofthe plasmaregion permits a controllable and sufficiently long confinement time, which incombinationwith necessary temperature and density conditions may ignite and sustainfusion reactionsand achieve a net energy output. Optionally, laser beams or other input energydevicesmay also be oriented around and toward the common focal region to direct high-energylaser beams at the plasma ball to assist with instigation of the fusionreaction.