Abstract:The ion velocity distributions of tokamak plasmas sustained by injected neutral-atom beams fall into three categories, according to the partial pressure of the energetic-ion population, which in turn is determined by the plasma nTE' the injection energy, and the fraction of plasma fueling performed by the beams.There are correspondingly three regimes of beam-driven reactor operation in D-T or D-D: thermonuclear; beamtarget or TCT; ion pressure/electron pressure>> 1.This review treats the physical basis and pla… Show more
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