| タイトル | Potentials of fissioning plasmas |
| 著者（英） | Thom, K. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Headquarters |
| 発行日 | 1979-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Successful experiments with the nuclear pumping of lasers have demonstrated that in a gaseous medium the kinetic energy of fission fragments can be converted directly into nonequilibrium optical radiation. This confirms the concept that the fissioning medium in a gas-phase nuclear reactor shows an internal structure such as a plasma in near thermal equilibrium varying up to a state of extreme nonequilibrium. During 20 years of research under NASA support major elements of the fissioning plasma reactor were demonstrated in theory and experiment, culminating in a proof-of-principle reactor test conducted at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. It is concluded that the construction of a gaseous fuel reactor power plant is within the reach of present technology. |
| NASA分類 | PLASMA PHYSICS |
| レポートNO | 79A54327 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
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