Opportunities in Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy
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| author | Ellison, C. Leland Garcia, Vincent Gomez, Matthew Grim, Gary P. Hammer, Jim H. Jennings, Christopher A. Knapp, Patrick LeChien, Keith R. Meezan, Nathan Peterson, Robert Reyes, Adam Steiner, Adam Stygar, William A. Tzeferacos, Petros Welch, Dale Zylstra, Alex |
| author_facet | Ellison, C. Leland Garcia, Vincent Gomez, Matthew Grim, Gary P. Hammer, Jim H. Jennings, Christopher A. Knapp, Patrick LeChien, Keith R. Meezan, Nathan Peterson, Robert Reyes, Adam Steiner, Adam Stygar, William A. Tzeferacos, Petros Welch, Dale Zylstra, Alex |
| contents | Fusion is a potentially transformational energy technology, which promises limitless clean energy. Yet, it requires continued scientific and technological development to realize its potential. The conditions necessary for fusion energy gain in terms of the product of plasma pressure $P$ and confinement time $τ$ have been known for many decades. An underappreciated fact is that pulsed magnetic fusion has demonstrated $P τ$ performance on par with laser-driven ICF and tokamaks despite receiving only a small fraction of investment relative to those concepts. In light of this demonstrated performance, well-established scaling relations, and opportunities for further innovations, here we advocate for pulsed magnetic fusion as the most attractive path towards commercialization of fusion energy. |
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| spellingShingle | Opportunities in Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy Ellison, C. Leland Garcia, Vincent Gomez, Matthew Grim, Gary P. Hammer, Jim H. Jennings, Christopher A. Knapp, Patrick LeChien, Keith R. Meezan, Nathan Peterson, Robert Reyes, Adam Steiner, Adam Stygar, William A. Tzeferacos, Petros Welch, Dale Zylstra, Alex Plasma Physics Fusion is a potentially transformational energy technology, which promises limitless clean energy. Yet, it requires continued scientific and technological development to realize its potential. The conditions necessary for fusion energy gain in terms of the product of plasma pressure $P$ and confinement time $τ$ have been known for many decades. An underappreciated fact is that pulsed magnetic fusion has demonstrated $P τ$ performance on par with laser-driven ICF and tokamaks despite receiving only a small fraction of investment relative to those concepts. In light of this demonstrated performance, well-established scaling relations, and opportunities for further innovations, here we advocate for pulsed magnetic fusion as the most attractive path towards commercialization of fusion energy. |
| title | Opportunities in Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy |
| topic | Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.15206 |