Stellarator injector
First Claim
1. A METHOD OF INJECTING REACTANTS INTO A STELLARATOR HAVING A TOROIDAL HEATED PLASMA COLUMN COLLIMATED BY A UNIFORM AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD AND MAGNETIC DIVERTER MEANS REMOVING A PERIPHERAL LAYER OF THE COLUMN, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PERIODICALLY GENERATING A PAIR OF REGIONS OF PEAK INTENSITY HR GREATER THAN THE INTENSITY HO OF THE UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD, TRANSLATING BOTH SAID REFELCTOR FIELD REGIONS AXIALLY APART TO POSITIONS OF INCREASED AXIAL SPACING AND THEREAT DIMINISHING THE PEAK INTENSITY OF BOTH SAID REFLECTOR FIELD REGIONS TO THE INTENSITY HO, AND DIRECTING REACTANT MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NEUTRAL ATOMS AND MOLECULAR IONS RADIALLY INWARD INTO SAID PLASMA COLUMN AT A POSITION INTERMEDIATE SAID REFLECTOR FIELD REGIONS DURING TRANSLATION OF SAME.
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1. A METHOD OF INJECTING REACTANTS INTO A STELLARATOR HAVING A TOROIDAL HEATED PLASMA COLUMN COLLIMATED BY A UNIFORM AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD AND MAGNETIC DIVERTER MEANS REMOVING A PERIPHERAL LAYER OF THE COLUMN, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF PERIODICALLY GENERATING A PAIR OF REGIONS OF PEAK INTENSITY HR GREATER THAN THE INTENSITY HO OF THE UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD, TRANSLATING BOTH SAID REFELCTOR FIELD REGIONS AXIALLY APART TO POSITIONS OF INCREASED AXIAL SPACING AND THEREAT DIMINISHING THE PEAK INTENSITY OF BOTH SAID REFLECTOR FIELD REGIONS TO THE INTENSITY HO, AND DIRECTING REACTANT MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF NEUTRAL ATOMS AND MOLECULAR IONS RADIALLY INWARD INTO SAID PLASMA COLUMN AT A POSITION INTERMEDIATE SAID REFLECTOR FIELD REGIONS DURING TRANSLATION OF SAME.
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Current AssigneeRichard F. Post
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Original AssigneeRichard F. Post
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InventorsPost, Richard F.
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Application NumberUS03/822,404Time in Patent Office1,169 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current376/130CPC Class CodesH05H 1/22 for injection heating G21B1...
