Confinement and heating of a deuterium-tritium plasma

R. J. Hawryluk, 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. CauffmanZ. 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, 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. 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. Snipes, J. Stevens, T. Stevenson, B. C. Stratton, J. D. Strachan, 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

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Abstract

The Tomamak Fusion Test reactor has performed initial high-power experiments with the plasma fueled with nominally equal densities of deuterium and tritium. Compared to pure deuterium plasmas, the energy stored in the electron and ions increased by ∼20%. These increases indicate improvements in confinement associated with the use of tritium and possibly heating of electrons by α particles created by the D-T fusion reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3530-3533
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume72
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994

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