Method of producing fusion reactions and apparatus for a fusion reactor
First Claim
1. An apparatus for a fusion reaction, comprising;
- two annular, coaxially disposed magnets arranged to produce magnetic fields in a vacuum tank, the inner magnet producing a homogeneous field, transversely to the plane in which deuterium ions are intended to circulate prior to a reaction, the outer magnet producing an inhomogeneous field which decreases outwardly in a radial direction and is also directed substantially transversely to said plane;
controlling means for controlling the magnetic fields of the two magnets separately;
means for ions to circulate with a constant path radius in said inhomogeneous magnetic field while accumulated;
means being provided to determine the ion density in said path; and
electrodes (16,
18) being provided to produce a radial electric field in the area having said inhomogeneous magnetic field and transversely to this inhomogeneous field, and in that a deuterium ion source (24), followed by coaxially disposed electrostatic lens electrodes (V1 -V3), are disposed to inject ions in a path in said area with inhomogeneous magnetic field, a reaction center (34) being disposed in the tank in a magnetic field free area in the center of the inner magnet, towards which point ions in said path are intended to be deflected by reducing the radius of the path to zero by changing the electric field.
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Abstract
A method of producing fusion reactions comprises the steps of bringing deuterium ions from an ion source to run in a substantially closed path for accumulation of the ions to a predetermined density, whereupon the ions are deflected towards a reaction center inside this closed path. An apparatus for a fusion reactor includes two annular, coaxially disposed magnets (12,20) which are disposed to produce magnetic fields in a vacuum tank. The inner magnet (20) produces a homogenous field transversely to the plane in which deuterium ions are intended to circulate prior to reaction, and the outer magnet (12,14) produces an inhomogenous field which decreases outwardly in radial direction and is also directed transversely to said plane. Electrodes (16,18) are provided to produce a radial electric field in the area having said inhomogenous magnetic field, which electric field is directed transversely to this inhomogenous field. A deuterium ion source (24) is arranged to inject ions in a path in said area having an inhomogenous magnetic field and a reaction center (34) is disposed in the tank, in the center of the inner magnetic ring, towards which center ions in said path are deflected by changing the electric field.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for a fusion reaction, comprising;
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two annular, coaxially disposed magnets arranged to produce magnetic fields in a vacuum tank, the inner magnet producing a homogeneous field, transversely to the plane in which deuterium ions are intended to circulate prior to a reaction, the outer magnet producing an inhomogeneous field which decreases outwardly in a radial direction and is also directed substantially transversely to said plane; controlling means for controlling the magnetic fields of the two magnets separately; means for ions to circulate with a constant path radius in said inhomogeneous magnetic field while accumulated; means being provided to determine the ion density in said path; and electrodes (16,
18) being provided to produce a radial electric field in the area having said inhomogeneous magnetic field and transversely to this inhomogeneous field, and in that a deuterium ion source (24), followed by coaxially disposed electrostatic lens electrodes (V1 -V3), are disposed to inject ions in a path in said area with inhomogeneous magnetic field, a reaction center (34) being disposed in the tank in a magnetic field free area in the center of the inner magnet, towards which point ions in said path are intended to be deflected by reducing the radius of the path to zero by changing the electric field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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