Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium

J. D. Strachan; H. Adler; P. Alling; C. Ancher; H. Anderson; J. L. Anderson; D. Ashcroft; Cris W. Barnes; G. Barnes; S. Batha; M. G. Bell; R. Bell; M. Bitter; W. Blanchard; N. L. Bretz; R. Budny; C. E. Bush; R. Camp; M. Caorlin; S. Cauffman; Z. Chang; C. Z. Cheng; J. Collins; G. Coward; D. S. Darrow; J. DeLooper; H. Duong; L. Dudek; R. Durst; P. C. Efthimion; D. Ernst; R. Fisher; R. J. Fonck; E. Fredrickson; N. Fromm; G. Y. Fu; H. P. Furth; C. Gentile; N. Gorelenkov; B. Grek; L. R. Grisham; G. Hammett; G. R. Hanson; R. J. Hawryluk; W. Heidbrink; H. W. Herrmann; K. W. Hill; J. Hosea; H. Hsuan; A. Janos; D. L. Jassby; F. C. Jobes; D. W. Johnson; L. C. Johnson; J. Kamperschroer; H. Kugel; N. T. Lam; P. H. Lamarche; M. J. Loughlin; B. LeBlanc; M. Leonard; F. M. Levinton; J. MacHuzak; D. K. Mansfield; A. Martin; E. Mazzucato; R. Majeski; E. Marmar; J. McChesney; B. McCormack; D. C. McCune; K. M. McGuire; G. McKee; D. M. Meade; S. S. Medley; D. R. Mikkelsen; D. Mueller; M. Murakami; A. Nagy; R. Nazikian; R. Newman; T. Nishitani; M. Norris; T. O'Connor; M. Oldaker; M. Osakabe; D. K. Owens; H. Park; W. Park; S. F. Paul; G. Pearson; E. Perry; M. Petrov; C. K. Phillips; S. Pitcher; A. T. Ramsey; D. A. Rasmussen; M. H. Redi; D. Roberts; J. Rogers; R. Rossmassler; A. L. Roquemore; E. Ruskov; S. A. Sabbagh; M. Sasao; G. Schilling; J. Schivell; G. L. Schmidt; S. D. Scott; R. Sissingh; C. H. Skinner; J. A. Snipes; J. Stevens; T. Stevenson; B. C. Stratton; E. Synakowski; W. Tang; G. Taylor; J. L. Terry; M. E. Thompson; M. Tuszewski; C. Vannoy; A. Von Halle; S. Von Goeler; D. Voorhees; R. T. Walters; R. Wieland; J. B. Wilgen; M. Williams; J. R. Wilson; K. L. Wong; G. A. Wurden; M. Yamada; K. M. Young; M. C. Zarnstorff; S. J. Zweben

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3526

Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium

J. D. Strachan
, H. Adler
, P. Alling
, C. Ancher
, H. Anderson
, J. L. Anderson
, D. Ashcroft
, Cris W. Barnes
, G. Barnes
, S. Batha
, M. G. Bell
, R. Bell
, M. Bitter
, W. Blanchard
, N. L. Bretz
, R. Budny
, C. E. Bush
, R. Camp
, M. Caorlin
, S. Cauffman

Z. Chang, C. Z. Cheng, J. Collins, G. Coward, D. S. Darrow, J. DeLooper, H. Duong, L. Dudek, R. Durst, P. C. Efthimion, D. Ernst, R. Fisher, R. J. Fonck, E. Fredrickson, N. Fromm, G. Y. Fu, H. P. Furth, C. Gentile, N. Gorelenkov, B. Grek, L. R. Grisham, G. Hammett, G. R. Hanson, R. J. Hawryluk, W. Heidbrink, H. W. Herrmann, K. W. Hill, J. Hosea, H. Hsuan, A. Janos, D. L. Jassby, F. C. Jobes, D. W. Johnson, L. C. Johnson, J. Kamperschroer, H. Kugel, N. T. Lam, P. H. Lamarche, M. J. Loughlin, B. LeBlanc, M. Leonard, F. M. Levinton, J. MacHuzak, D. K. Mansfield, A. Martin, E. Mazzucato, R. Majeski, E. Marmar, J. McChesney, B. McCormack, D. C. McCune, K. M. McGuire, G. McKee, D. M. Meade, S. S. Medley, D. R. Mikkelsen, D. Mueller, M. Murakami, A. Nagy, R. Nazikian, R. Newman, T. Nishitani, M. Norris, T. O'Connor, M. Oldaker, M. Osakabe, D. K. Owens, H. Park, W. Park, S. F. Paul, G. Pearson, E. Perry, M. Petrov, C. K. Phillips, S. Pitcher, A. T. Ramsey, D. A. Rasmussen, M. H. Redi, D. Roberts, J. Rogers, R. Rossmassler, A. L. Roquemore, E. Ruskov, S. A. Sabbagh, M. Sasao, G. Schilling, J. Schivell, G. L. Schmidt, S. D. Scott, R. Sissingh, C. H. Skinner, J. A. Snipes, J. Stevens, T. Stevenson, B. C. Stratton, E. Synakowski, W. Tang, G. Taylor, J. L. Terry, M. E. Thompson, M. Tuszewski, C. Vannoy, A. Von Halle, S. Von Goeler, D. Voorhees, R. T. Walters, R. Wieland, J. B. Wilgen, M. Williams, J. R. Wilson, K. L. Wong, G. A. Wurden, M. Yamada, K. M. Young, M. C. Zarnstorff, S. J. Zweben

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Wisconsin-Madison
General Atomics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research
University of California at Irvine
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
National Institutes of Natural Sciences - National Institute for Fusion Science
RAS - Ioffe Physico Technical Institute
Columbia University

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Peak fusion power production of 6.2±0.4 MW has been achieved in TFTR plasmas heated by deuterium and tritium neutral beams at a total power of 29.5 MW. These plasmas have an inferred central fusion alpha particle density of 1.2×1017 m-3 without the appearance of either disruptive magnetohydrodynamics events or detectable changes in Alfvén wave activity. The measured loss rate of energetic alpha particles agreed with the approximately 5% losses expected from alpha particles which are born on unconfined orbits.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3526-3529
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	72
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3526
State	Published - 1994

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Strachan, J. D., Adler, H., Alling, P., Ancher, C., Anderson, H., Anderson, J. L., Ashcroft, D., Barnes, C. W., Barnes, G., Batha, S., Bell, M. G., Bell, R., Bitter, M., Blanchard, W., Bretz, N. L., Budny, R., Bush, C. E., Camp, R., Caorlin, M., ... Zweben, S. J. (1994). Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium. Physical Review Letters, 72(22), 3526-3529. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.3526

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AU - Budny, R.

AU - Bush, C. E.

AU - Camp, R.

AU - Caorlin, M.

AU - Cauffman, S.

AU - Chang, Z.

AU - Cheng, C. Z.

AU - Collins, J.

AU - Coward, G.

AU - Darrow, D. S.

AU - DeLooper, J.

AU - Duong, H.

AU - Dudek, L.

AU - Durst, R.

AU - Efthimion, P. C.

AU - Ernst, D.

AU - Fisher, R.

AU - Fonck, R. J.

AU - Fredrickson, E.

AU - Fromm, N.

AU - Fu, G. Y.

AU - Furth, H. P.

AU - Gentile, C.

AU - Gorelenkov, N.

AU - Grek, B.

AU - Grisham, L. R.

AU - Hammett, G.

AU - Hanson, G. R.

AU - Hawryluk, R. J.

AU - Heidbrink, W.

AU - Herrmann, H. W.

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AU - McCormack, B.

AU - McCune, D. C.

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AU - Newman, R.

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AU - Norris, M.

AU - O'Connor, T.

AU - Oldaker, M.

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AU - Owens, D. K.

AU - Park, H.

AU - Park, W.

AU - Paul, S. F.

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