>>Links on nuclear fusion
24 August 2006
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General information on nuclear fusion
[en] Magnetic fusion: the main principles
A CEA presentation of magnetic fusion main principles (inertial confinement is not treated) [en] Fusion energy
Focus on the results of European research into issues of wide public interest (European Commission) [fr] nucleaire-info.com
Site privé consacré à la fusion nucléaire, et plus particulièrement à ITER [en] FusEdWeb
Fusion Energy Educational Web Site [en] ARIES Program
The mission of ARIES Program is to "perform advanced integrated design studies of the long-term fusion energy embodiments to identify key R&D directions and to provide visions for the fusion program" [en] Nuclear Fusion: An Introduction
This introduction to Nuclear Fusion outlines the basic principles of nuclear fusion. Topics covered include fusion reactions, the Coulomb Barrier, Cross-Section and Reactivity, the Lawson Criterion, and Brehmsstrahlung radiation (Justin Feng) [en] Fusion Power Associates
Research and educational foundation, providing timely information on the status of fusion development and other applications of plasma science and fusion research [en] Glossary of fusion terms
This is designed to be a simple but comprehensive introduction to the terms and subjects covered by thermonuclear fusion research, in particular magnetic confinement fusion [en] Tom Dolan’s Fusion Research
Textbook on Fusion Available Online (Tom Dolan, 1982) [en] Nuclear fusion reactions
First chapter of The Physics of Inertial Fusion, Stefano Atzeni and Jürgen Meyer-ter-Vehn (2004) [en] NRL Plasma Formulary (revised 2006)
The Naval Research Laboratory Plasma Formulary has been the handbook of plasma physicists for the past 25 years. It is an eclectic compilation of mathematical and scientific formulas, and contains physical parameters pertinent to a variety of plasma regimes, ranging from laboratory devices to astrophysical objects
History of nuclear fusion
Magnetic fusion, ITER and other tokamaks
Inertial fusion
[fr] La Fusion Thermonucléaire par Confinement Inertiel
La fusion inertielle par laser [en] Inertial Fusion Energy: a tutorial on the technology and economics
Scientists have conceived of a number of approaches to harness fusion—the source of energy that heats the stars—as a future nonpolluting energy source. These web pages explore one potential route, called inertial confinement fusion, providing a largely nontechnical introduction to the technology [en] Inertial Fusion Energy Reactor Design Studies: Prometheus Final Report (1992)
The Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Reactor Design Studies, conducted by a team leaded by McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), are reported here [en] OSIRIS and SOMBRERO Inertial Fusion Power Plant Designs: Final Report (1992)
The Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Reactor Design Studies, conducted by the W. J. Schafer Associates (WJSA) team, are reported here [fr] Centrale à fusion inertielle
Article de Wikipédia sur les projets de centrales électriques à fusion inertielle [en] An Inertial-Fusion Z-Pinch Power Plant Concept
A Sandia project using z-pinch driven high-yield Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) as a fusion power plant energy source [en] Z-Pinch Inertial Fusion Energy
The long-term goal of Z-Pinch IFE is to produce an economically attractive power plant using high-yield z-pinch-driven targets (~ 3 GJ) at low rep-rate per chamber (~ 0.1 Hz) [en] Development Path For Z-pinch IFE
A Sandia document describing a a repetitive-shot z-pinch power plant concept for the economical production of electricity (April 2005) [en] IFE Technology Updates
Various documents related to Inertial Fusion Energy Technology (Advanced Energy Technology Group, UCSD) [en] Pinch-effect in Laser Produced Plasma
V.S. Belyaev, 31st EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, London 2004 [en] The advent of clean nuclear fusion
In this paper, Robert W. Bussard presents an informal short summary of the results and conclusions of the R&D work of EMC2, over the period since 1987, on the Polywell inertial-electrodynamic concept for clean nuclear fusion and fusion-electric power (October 2006) [en] A General Critique of Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Systems
The suitability of various implementations of inertial-electrostatic confinement (IEC) systems for use as D-T, D-D, D-3He, P-11B, and P-6Li reactors is examined (Todd H. Rider, April 15, 1994)
Z-pinch
Other confinement techniques
[en] Focus Fusion Society
The goal of the Focus Fusion Society is to turn the dream of safe, cheap, clean, unlimited energy from nuclear fusion into a practical reality [en] Review of recent experiments with the megajoule PF-1000 Plasma Focus Device
Experiments on the PF-1000 Plasma Focus Device at the International Centre for Dense Magnetic Plasmas, Warsaw, Poland (2001) [en] Prospects for p11B fusion with the Dense Plasma Focus: New Results
Fusion with p11B has many advantages, including the almost complete lack of radioactivity and the possibility of direct conversion of charged particle energy to electricity, without expensive steam turbines and generators (Eric J. Lerner) [en] Controlled Fusion with Hot-ion Mode in a Degenerate Plasma
In a Fermi-degenerate plasma, the rate of electron physical processes is much reduced from the classical prediction, possibly enabling new regimes for controlled nuclear fusion, including the hot-ion mode, a regime in which the ion temperature exceeds the electron temperature (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, december 2005) [en] Magnetized target fusion
An Ultrahigh Energy Approach in an Unexplored Parameter Space (1994) [en] The MAGO system: current status
The research area known as MAGO (Russian abbreviation for magnetic implosion) in Russia and as MTF (Magnetized Target Fusion) in the United States is an alternative to the main CTF approaches (magnetic confinement systems and inertial confinement fusion – ICF) [en] Basic directions of EMG-assisted research
Use of helical and disk explosive magnetic generators (EMG) based in RFNC-VNIIEF as drivers in MAGO system [en] Liner compression of a MAGO / inverse-pinch configuration
One possible MTF target, the hard-core diffuse z pinch, is being studied in MAGO experiments at VNIIEF, and is scheduled for study in a new inverse-pinch experiment at the University of Nevada, Reno [en] A High Density Field Reversed Configuration Plasma for Magnetized Target Fusion
Description a program to demonstrate the scientific basis of Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) [en] Magnetized Target Fusion: Input to the 35-yr Fusion Long-Range Electric Plan
[en] Magnetized Target Fusion: Prospects for low-cost fusion energy
[en] Magnetized Target Fusion: A Proof-of-Principle Research Proposal
[en] Perspectives on Magnetized Target Fusion Power Plants
Key issues are being addressed in the extrapolation of the MTF approach represented by the ongoing FRX-L experiment to a possible future power plant with acceptable operational performance and favorable economic, safety, and environmental features (R. L. Miller, June 2007) [en] Colliding Beam Fusion Reactor
Colliding Beam Fusion Reactor (November 1997) [en] Feasibility of a Colliding Beam Fusion Reactor
Nonthermal ion distributions in a colliding beam fusion reactor (CBFR) using reactions of protons with boron-11 (p-11B) to produce fusion energy (July 1998) [en] Lasers trigger cleaner fusion - Neutron-free reaction makes less radioactive waste
Russian scientists have managed to use lasers to create a billion-degree nuclear fireball. The resulting fusion reaction is far cleaner than the kind currently being investigated to generate nuclear power (August 2005) [en] University of Wisconsin-Madison - IEC fusion
The purpose of this project is to investigate advanced fuels in an inertial electrostatic confinement device [en] Electron Power Systems
[en] Theoretical Analysis of the Electron Spiral Toroid Concept
[en] Theoretical Analysis of the Electron Spiral Toroid Concept: an Update June, 2002
[en] Plasma Centrifuge Heat Engine – a Route to Non-thermal p-11B Fusion
This paper describes a new possible way to hydrogen-boron fusion using a combination of centrifugal and dipole confinement, with recent oscillating plasma theory (D. C. Barnes, June 2007)
Z-machine
Other Z-pinch machines
Technological aspects
Aneutronic fusion
[en] Aneutronic fusion in a degenerate plasma
S. Son, N.J. Fisch, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2004) [en] Observation of neutronless fusion reactions in picosecond laser plasmas
V.S. Belyaev, A.P. Matafonov, V.I. Vinogradov, V.P. Krainov, V.S. Lisitsa, A.S. Roussetski, G.N. Ignatyev, V.P. Andrianov, Physical Review E 72 (2005) [en] Advanced D-3He Fuel Cycle
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Fusion Technology Institute (2006)
Proliferation and nuclear weapons
Spacecraft propulsion
[fr] Propulsion spatiale par fusion nucléaire
Introduction à la propulsion spatiale assistée par la fusion nucléaire (Emmanuel St-Aubin, février 2004) [en] How Fusion Propulsion Will Work
An introduction to fusion propulsion [en] Comparison of Fusion/Antiproton Propulsion Systems for Interplanetary Travel
Rocket propulsion driven by either thermonuclear fusion or antiproton annihilation reactions is an attractive concept because of the large amount of energy released from a small amount of fuel (NASA, July 1987) [en] Plasma-Pulsed Power Generation (P3G)
The objective of this research project was to investigate system level performance and design issues associated with magnetic flux compression devices for spacecraft power generation and propulsion. For the purposes of this research, it is assumed that microfusion detonation technology will become available within a few decades. (University of Alabama, May 1999) [en] Magnetic Flux Compression Reactor Concepts for Spacecraft Propulsion and Power
The objective of this work is to assess the system-level performance and engineering challenges of
field compression reactors as applicable to interplanetary spacecraft. In particular, special attention is devoted to devices which compress the field between a detonation plasma armature and a superconducting stator (NASA, January 2001) [en] Fusion Space propulsion Using Field-Reversed Configurations
The field-reversed configurations (FRC) approach for space applications (University of Wisconsin, April 2001) [en] Realizing "2001: A Space Odyssey": Piloted
Spherical Torus Nuclear Fusion Propulsion
A conceptual vehicle system design predicated on a small aspect ratio spherical torus nuclear fusion
reactor has the potential for enabling relatively fast outer solar system travel (NASA, March 2005) [en] Fusion Space propulsion - A Shorter Time Frame than You Think
D-3He and pulsed-power fusion approaches would shorten development times (University of Wisconsin, December 2005) [en] High Performance Manned Interplanetary Space Vehicle Using D-3He Inertial Electrostatic Fusion
A preliminary system design is presented for a high performance 100 MWe manned space vehicle in the 500 metric ton class, based on Inertial Electrostatic Fusion (IEC), with trip times to the outer planets of several months [en] Comparison of Fusion/Antiproton Propulsion Systems for Interplanetary Travel (1987)
A comparison of the physics, engineering, and costs issues involved in using thermonuclear fusion or
antiproton annihilation reactions is presented
Forums dealing with these topics
Blogs and personal sites dealing with these topics
"Specialized" Web Sites
[fr] z-machine.net
Pétition en faveur de la fusion thermonucléaire inertielle, par striction magnétique [fr] zpinch.fr
Ce site a pour vocation de vous faire découvrir la fusion nucléaire, plus particulièrement par l’intermédiaire du procédé Z-Pinch [fr] la-revolution-mondiale.info
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