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Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
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G. A. Emmert, L. A. El-Guebaly, G. L. Kulcinski, J. F. Santarius, I. N. Sviatoslavsky, D. M. Meade
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 26 | Number 3 | November 1994 | Pages 1158-1162
Fusion Power Reactor, Economic, and Alternate Concept | Proceedings of the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy New Orleans, Louisiana June 19-23, 1994 | doi.org/10.13182/FST94-A40310
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Ion channeling is a recent idea for improving the performance of fusion reactors by increasing the fraction of the fusion power deposited in the ions. In this paper we assess the effect of ion channeling on D-T and D-3He reactors. The figures of merit used are the fusion power density and the cost of electricity. It is seen that significant ion channeling can lead to about a 50–65% increase in the fusion power density. For the Apollo D-3He reactor concept the reduction in the cost of electricity can be as large as 30%.