It is shown that it may be possible to produce a dense thermonuclear plasma by irradiating liquid or solid T-D target with electrons ions from an intense field emission discharge. also \ifmmode \dot{g}\else \.{g}\fi{}enerate beam of microparticles resulting the disintegration emitter anodes this method. The energy for discharge can supplied conventional capacitor banks in megajoule range using Marx circuit technique, or, perhaps more efficiently, electrostatic system based on charging...

The problem of steady state porous media flow around and through an infinitely permeable cylinder the impermeable have well‐known hydrodynamic solutions. Until recently, to a sink finite (but different) permeability than surrounding medium has not been treated. A generalized method is presented by which K 2 embedded in ( 1 ). valid for any complex potential field that obeys Laplace equation. Two types fields are considered as examples: first, case sink; second, uniform field. From solutions,...

In this paper it is shown that temperatures up to 10 8 °K and under densities of the order 1 g/cm 3 are attainable in liquid tritium-deuterium by impact shock waves small solid particles accelerated velocities some 7 cm/s heavy particle accelerators. The high occur a focussed beam. It feasible conditions, beam will generate target material wave required strength. charged electrically limit mechanical breakup then linear accelerators velocities. cut down losses Bremsstrahlung radiation, must...

For very high density plasmas, large energy accumulation within a small volume is required. As an alternative to laser- or relativistic electron-beams, the employment of intense non-relativistic beams heavy ions considered. Because rather low ion velocities, can be axially compressed thereby shortening duration beam pulse and increasing power by perhaps several orders magnitude. The velocities make it possible build up slowly in about approximately 10-6 sec, prior its axial compression...

It was previously shown (WINTERBERG, 1963, 1964; HARRISON, 1963) that it may be possible to ignite a small thermonuclear explosion of controllable size by the acceleration macroscopic particles up velocities 108 cm/sec. One method which promises reach high is superconductor travelling magnetic wave 1966a; MAISONNIER, 1966; WINTERBERG, 1966b). For are required reaction accelerator would become at least 10 km long.

It has been shown previously that the ignition of thermonuclear micro-explosions ( micro-bombs) may become possible by bombarding a dense target with an intense relativistic electron beam. Although such scheme is within realm technical feasibility, energy requirements were to be considerable, amounting burst electrons several megajoules delivered nanoseconds. in this paper can greatly reduced utilizing strong self-magnetic field beams. The reduce electronic-heat-conduction losses and also...

Proposed laser fusion power plant concepts suffer from the huge size and expense of lasers needed for compression ignition. In a 1969 study (classified in 1970 declassified 2007), idea to use chemical high explosives pumping megajoule was explored. Apart being less expensive by orders magnitude, such are expected be much more compact, with their large energy, output could simultaneously drive several thermonuclear micro-explosion chambers. Because its topical importance, I accepted journal's...

A high voltage transformer in which a magnetic field inside hard vacuum insulates against breakdown is proposed. The generated by electric currents superconductors. Voltages up to 109 V may be attainable with such system. rectifier using fields can transform the end from ac dc. energy output at terminal of secondary coil extracted form either an electron or ion beam through use emission process. Potential applications include (1) particle accelerators intensities many orders magnitude larger...

A new method is described which promises to accelerate large macroscopic particles up meteoric velocities and beyond. In this a superconducting solenoid trapped accelerated in front of magnetic travelling wave. The wave generated by lumped parameter transmission line. It demonstrated that with relatively modest accelerator dimensions the range 106 cm/sec 107 may be attainable. To reach velocity 108 length will at least order few kilometres. At controlled release thermonuclear power should...

According to the Planck aether hypothesis, vacuum of space is a superfluid made up mass particles, with particles standard model explained as quasiparticle - excitations this superfluid. Astrophysical data suggests that ≈70% energy, called quintessence, negative pressure medium, ≈26% cold dark matter and remaining ≈4% baryonic radiation. This division in parts about same for rotons helium, terms Debye energy gap ≈25% kinetic energy. Having structure small vortices, act like caviton fluid...

As an alternative to string field theories in R10 (or M theory R11) with a large group and very number of possible vacuum states, we propose SU2 as the fundamental group, assuming that nature works like computer binary system. With isomorphic SO3, rotation R3, explains why R3 is natural space. Planck’s conjecture equations physics should contain free parameters only Planck length, mass time, requires replace differentials by - invariant finite difference operators R3. there be negative...

Abstract A high current z‐pinch can be stabilized by a thin long projectile accelerated to few km/sec, if the is shot through core of pinch. Furthermore, as result thermomagnetic Nernst effect both heat conduction and radiation losses at thermonuclear temperatures are sufficiently small. The pinch configuration therefore used for controlled release large amounts energy from dense plasma. needed velocity km/sec already reached with chemical propulsion.

It is shown that a relativistic electron-positron plasma formed by the coalescence of two counterstreaming intense electron and positron beams can collapse into very-small-diameter filament. The accompanied emission coherent $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ radiation. radius collapsed state determined quantum-mechanical uncertainty principle. At its maximum contraction approach nuclear densities. predicted effect may have many interesting applications, some which are briefly mentioned. generation seems...

A new program of research into the physics dense z-pinches is being initiated around a high-repetition-rate two-terawatt generator (formerly Zebra/HDZP-II: 2MV, 1.2 MA, 100 ns, 200 kJ, 1.9 Ω final line impedance) transferred to University Nevada. Reno Physics Department from Los Alamos National Laboratory. Areas for study include early-time evolution current-driven wire, plasma turbulence and between wires, suppression or reduction instabilities, nature x-ray bright spots, tailoring emission...