Inventors:
Russell M. Kulsrud - Princeton NJ
Harold P. Furth - Princeton NJ
Ernest J. Valeo - Princeton Junction NJ
Maurice Goldhaber - Bayport NY
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States
Department of Energy - Washington DC
International Classification:
G21B 100
Abstract:
A method of controlling the reaction rates of the fuel atoms in a fusion reactor comprises the step of polarizing the nuclei of the fuel atoms in a particular direction relative to the plasma confining magnetic field. Fusion reaction rates can be increased or decreased, and the direction of emission of the reaction products can be controlled, depending on the choice of polarization direction.