Prospects for a high-field, compact break-even axisymmetric mirror (BEAM) and applications
C.B. Forest,
J.K. Anderson,
D. Endrizzi
et al.
Abstract:This paper explores the feasibility of a break-even-class mirror referred to as BEAM (break-even axisymmetric mirror): a neutral-beam-heated simple mirror capable of thermonuclear-grade parameters and
$Q\sim 1$
conditions. Compared with earlier mirror experiments in the 1980s, BEAM would have: higher-energy neutral beams, a larger and denser plasma at higher magnetic field, both an edge and a core and capabilities to address both magnetohydrodynamic and kinetic stability of the simp… Show more
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