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Lithium/Water Interactions: Experiments and Analysis
S. Lomperski, Michael L. Corradini
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 5-16
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30170
Effective Ion Tail Formation During Startup Neutral Beam Heating in D-3He Plasmas
Hideaki Matsuura, Yasuyuki Nakao, Yutaka Tanaka, Kazuhiko Kudo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 17-27
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30171
Effect of D-D Reactions on the Volume Ignition of Laser-Driven D-3He Fusion Pellets
Rasol Khoda-Bakhsh, Heinrich Hora, George H. Miley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 28-36
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30172
Derivation of Nuclear Parameters for Delayed Neutron Detector Measurements for D-D and D-T Plasma Operation at the Joint European Torus
Maurizio Angelone
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 37-49
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30173
Poloidal Flux Requirement: Analysis and Application to the Ignitor Configuration
Marco Nassi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 50-64
Technical Paper | Magnet System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30174
Development of Silicon Carbide Composites for Fusion
Lance L. Snead
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 65-82
Technical Paper | Materials Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30175
A Moving Belt Divertor Concept
Lance L. Snead, Roger A. Vesey†
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 83-96
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30176
Fusion Power Economy of Scale
Thomas J. Dolan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 97-111
Technical Paper | Economic | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30177
Comments on the Model for Coherent Deuteron-Deuteron Fusion in Crystalline Pd-D Lattice
S. N. Vaidya
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 112-114
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30178
Fusion in Condensed Matter — A Likely Scenario
D. Das, M. K. S. Ray
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 115-121
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30179
The Surfdyn Concept: An Attempt to Solve (or Rename) the Puzzles of Cold Nuclear Fusion
Peter Glück
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 1 | August 1993 | Pages 122-126
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30180
A Systematic Approach to the Design of a Large-Scale Detritiation System for Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion Experiments
Johann L. Hemmerich
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 137-144
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30219
Influence of the Tritium in Type 316L Stainless Steel on Corrosion
G. Bellanger, J. J. Rameau
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 145-149
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30220
Numerical Study of the Calibration Factors for the Neutron Counters in Use at the Joint European Torus
Brian J. Laundy, Owen N. Jarvis
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 150-160
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30221
Incineration of Radioactive Fission Products and Transuranics by Muon-Catalyzed Fusion
Hideo Harada, H. Takahashi, Arnold L. Aronson, Takeshi Kase, Kenji Konashi,†, Nobuyuki Sasao
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 161-167
Technical Paper | Nonelectrical Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30222
Cross-Section Sensitivity Study for the Toroidal Field Coil Shielding Parameters in the ITER/OTR Design
Sergei Zimin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 168-179
Technical Paper | Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30223
Fabrication and Testing of a Double Ionization Chamber for On-Line Tritium Production Rate Measurements and Comparison with the Standard Liquid-Scintillation Method
Om Prakash Joneja, P. Scherrer, J.-P. Schneeberger
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 180-187
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30224
Parameter Optimization of the Inductively Operated Day-Long Tokamak Reactor
Yuichi Ogawa, Nobuyuki Inoue, Zensho Yoshida, Kunihiko Okano
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 188-199
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30225
Separation Factors for Hydrogen Isotopes on Palladium
Gary R. Boucher, Frank E. Collins, Rex L. Matlock
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 200-201
Technical Note | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30226
Cold Fusion by Electrolysis in a Light Water-Potassium Carbonate Solution with a Nickel Electrode
Reiko Notoya
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 202-204
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30227
Cold Fusion by Sparking in Hydrogen Isotopes
Jacques Dufour
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 2 | September 1993 | Pages 205-228
Technical Notes on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30228
Design of the Compact Toroid Fueler for Center Fueling Tokamak de Varennes
Roger Raman, John C. Thomas, David Q. Hwang, Garrard D. Conway, Francois Martin, Akira Hirose, Paul Gierszewski, Réal Décoste
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 239-250
Technical Paper | Fusion Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30198
Theoretical Evaluations of Neutral Beam Injection Efficiency for the TJ-II Helical-Axis Stellarator
José Guasp Pérez, Macarena Liniers
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 251-258
Technical Paper | Plasma Heating System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30199
Surface Decontamination of Type 304L Stainless Steel with Electrolytically Generated Hydrogen: Design and Operation of the Electrolyzer
G. Bellanger
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 259-268
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30200
Transmutation of 90Sr by Inertial Confinement Fusion
Hirofumi Takashita, Kenji Konashi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 269-276
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30201
Development of a Novel Algorithm and Production of New Nuclear Data Libraries for the Treatment of Sequential (x,n) Reactions in Fusion Material Activation Calculations
Siegfried W. Cierjacks, Pavel ObloŽinský, Stefan Kelzenberg, Bernhard Rzehorz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 277-287
Technical Paper | Nuclear Data | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30202
A Possible Way to Nuclear Fusion in Solids
Gennady V. Fedorovich
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 288-292
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30203
Excess Heat Evolution During Electrolysis of H2O with Nickel, Gold, Silver, and Tin Cathodes
Tadayoshi Ohmori, Michio Enyo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 293-295
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30204
Cold Fusion Experiments with Ordinary Water and Thin Nickel Foil
Takaaki Matsumoto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 296-306
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30205
Electron Transitions on Deep Dirac Levels I
Jaromir A. Maly, Jaroslav Vávra
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 307-318
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30206
Some Thoughts on a Simple Mechanism for the 2H + 2H → 4He Cold Fusion Reaction
Alden E. Park
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 319-323
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30207
The Influence of Deposits on Palladium Cathodes in D2O Electrolysis
C. J. Lihn, C. C. Wan, C. M. Wan, T. P. Perng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 324-331
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30208
Experiments of One-Point Cold Fusion
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 3 | November 1993 | Pages 332-339
Technical Note | Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30209
Model Reduction for Axisymmetric Tokamak Control
Gerasimos Tinios, Steve F. Horne, Ian H. Hutchinson, Stephen M. Wolfe
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 355-365
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30186
Force-Free Magnetic Field in a Torus of Arbitrary Aspect Ratio
Yasumasa Tsuji
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 366-374
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30187
Optimization of Steady-State and Hybrid Operations in a Tokamak Fusion Reactor by Using Divertor Scaling Models
Yoshiki Murakami*, Masayoshi Sugihara
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 375-390
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30188
Data Acquisition Systems for Fusion Devices
Paul C. van Haren, Noud A. Oomens
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 391-402
Technical Paper | Instrumentation and Data Handling | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30189
Ion Band-State Fusion: Reactions, Power Density, and the Quantum Reality Question
Scott R. Chubb, Talbot A. Chubb
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 403-416
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30190
Three-Dimensional Analysis of SiC/SiC Composite Structures for Fusion Reactors
Khalil M. Elawadly, James P. Blanchard
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 417-422
Technical Note | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30191
Surface Topography of a Palladium Cathode after Electrolysis in Heavy Water
David S. Silver, John Dash, Patrick S. Keefe
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 24 | Number 4 | December 1993 | Pages 423-430
Technical Note | Electrolytic Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST93-A30192