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Studies of Fusion Burn Control
Dan Anderson, Thomas Elevant, Håkan Hamnén, Mietek Lisak, Hans Persson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 5-41
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30117
Passive Plasma Vertical Stabilization in a Single-Turn Tokamak Configuration
Jiaqi Dong, Elena Montalvo, Rodolfo Carrera, Marshall N. Rosenbluth
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 42-50
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30118
Multiplication of 14-MeV Neutrons in Bulk Beryllium
J. Richard Smith, John J. King, J. Wiley Davidson, Morris E. Battat
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 51-67
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30119
Measurement of Neutron Multiplication in Lead Assemblies
Yuan Chen, Rong Liu, Haipin Guo, Wenmian Jiang, Jian Shen
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 68-70
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30120
Stability Properties of the URAGAN-2M Torsatron
B. A. Carreras, N. Dominguez, V. E. Lynch, N. T. Besedin, I. M. Pankratov, A. A. Shishkin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 71-78
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30121
Ohmic Ignition in a Tokamak Reactor with a Confinement Degradation Effect Due to Alpha-Particle Heating
Osamu Mitarai, Akira Hirose, Harvey M. Skarsgard
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 79-91
Technical Paper | Alpha Particle | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30122
Helium Analysis of Palladium Electrodes After Molten Salt Electrolysis
Bor Yann Liaw, Peng-Long Tao, Bruce E. Liebert
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 92-97
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30123
Can Binuclear Atoms Solve the Cold Fusion Puzzle?
Gian Franco Cerofolini, Armando Foglio Para
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 98-102
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30124
Observation of Meshlike Traces on Nuclear Emulsions During Cold Fusion
Takaaki Matsumoto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 1 | January 1993 | Pages 103-113
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30125
Control of Plasma Rotation by Controlling the Content of Highly Collisional Ions in Strongly Rotating Tokamak Plasmas with Unbalanced Neutral Beam Injection
W. M. Stacey, Jr., G. W. Neeley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 139-156
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30144
On the Possibility of Controlling Energy Confinement in Strongly Rotating Tokamak Plasmas by Controlling Impurity Content
W. M. Stacey, Jr.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 157-166
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30145
Axisymmetric Magnetic Control Design in Tokamaks Using Perturbed Equilibrium Plasma Response Modeling
David A. Humphreys, Ian H. Hutchinson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 167-184
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30146
The Large-s Field-Reversed Configuration Experiment
Alan L. Hoffman, Larry N. Carey, Edward A. Crawford, Dennis G. Harding, Terence E. DeHart, Kenneth F. McDonald, John L. McNeil, Richard D. Milroy, John T. Slough, Ricardo Maqueda, Glen A. Wurden&
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 185-207
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30147
On Hydrogen Transport and Edge Plasma Modeling of Liquid-Metal Divertors
Chungpin Liao, Mujid S. Kazimi, John E. Meyer
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 208-217
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30148
Heavy-Ion-Driven Targets for Small-Scale Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments
José M. Martínez-Val, Mireia Piera
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 218-226
Technical Note | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30149
On the Interaction of Niobium Deuteride with Plasmas
T. Schober, H. Conrads, Armin Schulz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 227-229
Technical Note | Materials Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30150
Measurements of Excess Heat from a Pons-Fleischmann-Type Electrolytic Cell Using Palladium Sheet
Edmund Storms
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 2 | March 1993 | Pages 230-245
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30151
Oscillation and Reconnection of Plasma Fibers in a Description of Tokamak Phenomena
Nikos A. Salingaros, Rodolfo Carrera
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 257-266
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30155
Analysis of Burn Stabilization of Ignited D-T Tokamak Plasmas Allowing for Radial Motion
Akinori Oda, Yasuyuki Nakao, Takashi Kuitani, Kazuhiko Kudo, Masao Ohta†
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 267-280
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30156
Thermal Control of Ceramic Breeder Blankets
A. René Raffray, Mark S. Tillack, Mohamed A. Abdou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 281-308
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30157
Analysis of the Thermomechanical Contact Between Beryllium Blocks and Stainless Steel Plates in ITER Design
Alex Stojimirovic, Saurin Majumdar
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 309-315
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30158
Exchange of Dilute CH4 in Tritium Gas
G. T. McConville, David A. Menke
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 316-320
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30159
A Simple Scaling Approach to Calculate Activation Radiological Hazards in a Silicon Carbide First Wall
S. K. Ho, F. J. Brechtel, T. Kenneth Fowler
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 321-330
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspect | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30160
Heat Capacity of Lithium Metazirconate
Paul Gierszewski
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 331-332
Technical Note | Material Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30161
Thermal Conductivity of Lithium Metazirconate
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 333-336
Technical Note | Material Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30162
Geometric Arrangement of Beamlets in Large Laser Fusion Facilities
Maxime Rabeau, John H. Pitts, Jean-François Mengué, Gérard Maurin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 337-341
Techincal Note | ICF Driver Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST23-337
Cathode Cooling by Expansion of Hydrogen in Calorimetric Tests for Cold Fusion
Bruce E. Gammon
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 342-345
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30164
Observation of d-d Fusion Neutrons During Degassing of Deuterium-Loaded Palladium
Michael Bittner, Andreas Meister, Dieter Seeliger, Rainer Schwierz, Peter Wustner
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 346-352
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30165
Coherent and Semicoherent Neutron Transfer Reactions III: Phonon Frequency Shifts
Peter L. Hagelstein
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 3 | May 1993 | Pages 353-361
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30166
Self-Tuning Control Studies of the Plasma Vertical Position Problem
Guang Lin Zheng, Peter E. Wellstead, Michael L. Browne
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 369-384
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30130
Transport Studies for Ignition Experiments
Aldo Nocentini, C. Göran Schultz†
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 385-399
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30131
Influence of LOTUS Concrete Structure, Boron-Loaded Sheets, and B4C Filter on the Integral Tritium Production of a Natural Lithium Graphite-Reflected Blanket and Comparison with Experiment
Om Prakash Joneja, J.-P. Schneeberger, Vijay R. Nargundkar
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 400-407
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30132
Haefely Neutron Generator Characterization from Neutronic Considerations and Comparison with Calculations
Om Prakash Joneja, Michel Schaer, Cherif Sahraoui, J.-P. Schneeberger, Vijay R. Nargundkar, K. Subba Rao
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 408-418
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30133
233U Production in a Thoria-and-Water Multilayered Assembly Using A 14-MeV Neutron Source
Vijay R. Nargundkar, Damaraju V. S. Ramakrishna, Om Prakash Joneja
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 419-425
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30134
A New Method to Evaluate the Thermal Shock Resistance of Ceramics by Laser Pulse Irradiation
Shigeru Akiyama, Shigeyasu Amada
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 426-434
Technical Paper | Material Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30135
High-Heat-Flux Removal by Phase-Change Fluid and Particulate Flow
Zinovy R. Gorbis, A. René Raffray, Mohamed A. Abdou
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 435-441
Technical Note | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30136
Nuclear Fusion in Crystal Hydrides of Light Elements
Gennady V. Fedorovich
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 442-464
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30137
Giant Neutron Trapping by a Molecular Species Produced During the Reaction of D+ with H− in a Condensed Phase
Gian Franco Cerofolini, Giulio Boara, Stefano Agosteo, Armando Foglio Para
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 23 | Number 4 | July 1993 | Pages 465-469
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30138