TITLE:
Plasma Heating Device Based on Electron Beam Irradiation
AUTHORS:
Makoto Yasukagawa
KEYWORDS:
Rutherford Scattering, Bragg Peak, Potential Analysis, X-Ray Spectral Analysis, High-Current Electron Beam
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.12 No.4,
November
1,
2024
ABSTRACT: Currently, large-scale equipment is essential for heating plasma. In this study, based on the theoretical investigation of high-current electron beam applications, a new method for heating plasma is proposed. If this method is successful, fusion power can be generated much more easily and inexpensively than using conventional methods. This study considered the theoretical possibility of generating ultrahigh-temperature plasma by confining plasma particles between the anode (positive potential) and electric fields using Rutherford scattering of particles forming a heavy-mass-positive-ion layer. In order to form this deuteron-positive ion layer, hydrogen gas is encapsulated in a closed container and applied to a negative with an insulator film on the inner surface. Next, the gas is ionized by irradiating a high-current electron.