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Prediction of potential well structure formed in spherical inertial electrostatic confinement fusion devices with various parameters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2012

M. GHASEMI ,
M. HABIBI  and
R. AMROLLAHI
M. GHASEMI
Affiliation:
Faculty of Nuclear Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave, Tehran, Iran ([email protected])
M. HABIBI
Affiliation:
Faculty of Nuclear Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave, Tehran, Iran ([email protected])
R. AMROLLAHI
Affiliation:
Faculty of Nuclear Engineering and Physics, Amirkabir University of Technology, 424 Hafez Ave, Tehran, Iran ([email protected])
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Abstract

In this paper, the theoretical analysis regarding potential structure on the inertial electrostatic confinement fusion devices has been carried out. Negatively biased grid as cathode placed at the center of the device surrounded by anode is assumed. The device is an ion-injection system and electrons may be emitted from the surface of the cathode. So the existence of both ion and electron currents inside the cathode is considered. Dependence of radial potential well structure on some important parameters as the spreads in the normalized total and angular electron and ion energies, the ratio of ion circulating current to electron circulating current, ion perveance, and grid transparency are investigated by solving Poisson equation.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 295 - 303
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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