Hilton, 1963 - Google Patents
Plasma and engineering parameters for a fusion powered rocketHilton, 1963
- Document ID
- 5248910120018437604
- Author
- Hilton J
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
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With the advent of hard superconductors, thermonuclear fusion reactors can be seriously considered as a continuous power source for high-powered interplanetary missions. Assuming a solution will be forthcoming to solve the plasma instability and confinement …
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG] EMISSION, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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- Y02E30/12—Magnetic plasma confinement [MPC]
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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