2015/10/01 by John Hedditch, J. N. Hedditch, Richard Bowden-Reid +1 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Medicine · #Fusion and Plasma Physics Studies #Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions #Biofield Effects and Biophysics
paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.4933213
Theory for a gridded inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) fusion system is presented, which shows a net energy gain is possible if the grid is magnetically shielded from ion impact. A simplified grid geometry is studied, consisting of two negatively biased coaxial current-carrying rings, oriented such that their opposing magnetic fields produce a spindle cusp. Our analysis indicates that better than break-even performance is possible even in a deuterium-deuterium system at bench-top scales. The proposed device has the unusual property that it can avoid both the cusp losses of traditional magnetic fusion systems and the grid losses of traditional IEC configurations.