Classical physics impossibility of magnetic fusion reactor with neutral beam injection at thermonuclear energies below 200 KeV.

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Abstract

Lawson criterion was specifically derived for inertial fusion and DT gas of stable lifetime without ions and magnetic fields$^{1}$. It was revised with realistic parametrers$^{2}$. To account for the losses of unstable ions against neutralization with lifetime $\tau $, $n\left( t \right)=n\tau \left[ 1-exp\left( \raise0.7ex\hbox{${-t}$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{-t} \tau }}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$\tau $} \right) \right]\to n\tau \, \mathrm{for}\, \tau \ll t$, where $\tau ^{-1}=n_{0}[ERR:md:MbegChr=0x2329,MendChr=0x232A,nParams=1] $, $n_{0}=\, $residual gas density. Second revised criterion becomes: $ntL={10}^{14}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{-3}}\mathrm{s},\, tL=$ Lawson conf. time becomes $n\tau tL={10}^{14}\, \mathrm{or}\, ntL={10}^{16}/\tau $. In CT resonance regime below critical energy To, $\tau \sim {10}^{-5}$, and Lawson requirement $nt_{L}\sim {10}^{21}$ i.e. not realistic. Luminosity (reaction rate for $\sigma =1)$ is that of two unstable particles each with lifetime $\tau $: $L=n^{2}\left( t \right)v_{12}=n^{2}t^{2}v_{12}$. In subcritical regime, $L={10}^{-10}n^{2}\, \mathrm{for}\, n={10}^{14}{\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{-3}},\, v\sim {10}^{9}\mathrm{cm\, }\mathrm{s}^{\mathrm{-1}}=L={10}^{27}$. . Which is negligible and implies a negative power flow reactor. But above $T_{0},\, \mathrm{at}\, T_{D}=725\mathrm{\, KeV},\, \tau =20s$ was observed implying $L={10}^{39}$ i.e. massive fusion energy production$^{3,4}$. 1. Lawson, Proc. Phys. Soc. B70, 6 (1957) 2. Maglich Miller, J. App. Phys. 46, 2916 [Fig. 13] (1975); 3. Phys. rev lett.54, 769 (1985); 4. NIM A271 pp. 1-128 (34 papers)

Authors

  • Timothy Hester

    California Science &Engineering Corp., California Science & Engineering Corp.

  • Timothy Hester

    California Science &Engineering Corp., California Science & Engineering Corp.

  • Timothy Hester

    California Science &Engineering Corp., California Science & Engineering Corp.