AAWSAP DIRD, Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion II, November 2010

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Chapter 8: Endnotes ............................................................................................ 31
Figures
Figure 1. Fusion Reaction Cross Sections vs. Temperature ..................................... 4
Figure 14. Comparison of Fusion, Nuclear-Thermal, and Chemical Propulsion for
Figure 15. Thrust-to-Weight Ratio and Exhaust Velocity Regimes for Various Long-
Figure 2. Magnetic Mirror Confinement .................................................................. 6
Figure 3. a) Tokamak and b) Stellarator Confinement............................................ 6
Figure 4. Field-Reversed Configuration .................................................................. 7
Figure 5. IEC Fusor and Polywell Confinement Configurations ............................... 8
Figure 6. Magnetized Target Fusion Experiment at LANL...................................... 10
Figure 7. Dense Plasma Focus (Lawrenceville Plasma Physics) ............................ 10
Figure 8. Specific Power as a Function of Plasma Temperature of Fusion Rocket. 11
Figure 9. Colliding Beam Fusion Reactor .............................................................. 12
Figure 10. DPF Thruster System With Direct Conversion ...................................... 12
Figure 11. Magnetized Target Fusion Reactor ...................................................... 13
Figure 12. MHD Air-Breathing and Fusion Rocket Aerospace Plane ...................... 13
Figure 13. Design of an IEC Jet Thruster - Experimental Device ........................... 18
Same Payload....................................................................................................... 19
Range Space Propulsion Options.......................................................................... 19
Figure 16. Bussard Ram let.................................................................................. 20
Figure 17. Progress in Tokamak Magnetic Confinement Fusion ............................ 22
Figure 18. ITER Design Concept With BWR Size and Blanket Segment ................. 23
Figure 19. Experiments To Prove a Plasma Fusion Propulsion Concept ................ 28
Figure 20. Roadmap to Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion Development..................... 29
Tables
Table 1: Principal Fusion Reactions...........................................................................3
Table 2: Fusion Peak Interaction Temperatures and Fusion Energy to X-rays.........4
Table 3: Fusion Ignition Temperatures.....................................................................5
Table 4: Advanced Fusion Concept Reactor Companies..........................................24
Table 5: Emerging Technologies..............................................................................26
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