1 kg of a Deuterium/Tritium mixture
would allow for a number of fusion
reactions N
At 10 keV and 5
Tesla this radius of 4
mm for Deuterium
and 0.07 mm for the
electrons
Requirements for Fusion
High Temperatures
Adequate Densities
Adequate Confinement
Lawson Criterion: nt >
1020 s/m3
Two Approaches
Inertial Confinement:
n 1030 / m3
t 10-10 s
Magnetic Confinement:
n 1020 / m3
t1s
Magnetic Confinement
Magnetic Field Limit: B < 5 T
Pressure Balance: nkT 0.1B2/2m0
==> n 1020 / m3 @ T = 108 K
Atmospheric density is 2 x 1025 / m3
Good vacuum is required
Pressure: nkT 1 atmosphere
Confinement: t 1 s
A 10 keV electron travels 30,000
miles in 1 s