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Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma with tuning of electrostatic field

  • US 7,119,491 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2005
  • Issued: 10/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of confining a plasma having electrons and ions, the method comprising the steps of:

  • applying a magnetic field to a confinement structure at a predetermined magnitude,injecting beams comprising ions into a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic field formed in the confinement structure about a rotating plasma comprising ions and electrons, wherein the beams are injected into the FRC at a predetermined velocity, andcreating an electrostatic field within the confinement structure having a magnitude corresponding to the magnitude of the applied magnetic field.

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