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Plasma confinement apparatus using solenoidal and mirror coils

US4166760A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 4, 1977
Grant dateSep 4, 1979
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Expiry dateOct 4, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A plasma confinement apparatus, wherein multiple magnetic mirror cells are linked by magnetic field lines inside of a solenoid with the mirroring regions for adjacent magnetic mirror cells each formed by a separate mirror coil inside of the solenoid. The magnetic mirror cells may be field reversed.

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