Unique measurements of the basic plasma-flow characteristics in a low pressure (⩽ 53 mPa
H2) spherically convergent ion focus are obtained using high-voltage (⩽ 5 kV) emissive and …

The deuterium-deuterium (DD) fusion reaction rate in a spherically convergent ion focus is
observed to significantly exceed the rate predicted by a collisionless flow model. However, a …

(cont.) Improved ion confinement in this system is achieved by the insertion of multiple
concentric grids with appropriately tailored potentials to focus ion beams away from the grid …

New diagnostics are required to understand the physics operation of an inertial electrostatic
confinement (IEC) device. In an attempt to understand the fusion source regimes within the …

A diagnostic method for spatial distributions of DD and D-3He fusion reactions has been
developed. Refinement of collimation geometry and choice of a detector and a shielding foil …

The importance of direct energy conversion to the long-term development of nuclear power
(both fission and fusion) is discussed as an approach to alleviating waste heat problems …

The Intense Neutron Source (INS) is an inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion device
presently under construction at Los Alamos National Laboratory. It is designed to produce …

[en] Theoretical and experimental results from studies of Spherical Inertial-Electrostatic
Confinement (SIEC) are presented. This principle of IEC involves the confinement by …

This paper assess the capabilities of existing computer models for inertial-electrostatic
confinement (IEC) systems in both the glow discharge mode of operation and the low …