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Fusion,

Edition 2 The Energy of the Universe

By Garry McCracken and Peter Stott

Publication Date: 08 Jun 2012

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Fusion: The Energy of the Universe, 2e is an essential reference providing basic principles of fusion energy from its history to the issues and realities progressing from the present day energy crisis. The book provides detailed developments and applications for researchers entering the field of fusion energy research. This second edition includes the latest results from the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at Livermore, CA, and the progress on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) tokamak programme at Caderache, France.

Key Features

Comprehensive coverage— basic principles, detailed developments and practical applications
Wide accessibility, but with sufficient detail to keep the technical reader engaged
Details the initial discovery of nuclear fusion, current attempts to create nuclear fusion here on earth and today's concern over future energy supply
Color illustrations and examples
Includes technical notes for aspiring physicists

About the author

By Garry McCracken, UK Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Laboratory, Oxfordshire, UK and Peter Stott, Département des Recherches sur la Fusion Contrôlée, Cadarache, France

Dedication

Technical Summaries

Foreword to the Second Edition

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. What Is Nuclear Fusion?

1.1 The Alchemists’ Dream

1.2 The Sun’s Energy

1.3 Can We Use Fusion Energy?

1.4 Man-Made Suns

1.5 The Rest of the Story

Chapter 2. Energy from Mass

2.1 Einstein’s Theory

2.2 Building Blocks

2.3 Something Missing

Chapter 3. Fusion in the Sun and Stars

3.1 The Source of the Sun’s Energy

3.2 The Solar Furnace

3.3 Gravitational Confinement

3.4 The Formation of Heavier Atoms

3.5 Stars and Supernovae

Chapter 4. Man-Made Fusion

4.1 Down to Earth

4.2 Getting It Together

4.3 Breaking Even

Chapter 5. Magnetic Confinement

5.1 The First Experiments

5.2 Behind Closed Doors

5.3 Opening the Doors

5.4 ZETA

5.5 From Geneva to Novosibirsk

Chapter 6. The Hydrogen Bomb

6.1 The Background

6.2 The Problems

6.3 Beyond the “Sloyka”

6.4 Peaceful Uses?

Chapter 7. Inertial-Confinement Fusion

7.1 Mini-Explosions

7.2 Using Lasers

7.3 Alternative Drivers

7.4 The Future Program

Chapter 8. False Trails

8.1 Fusion in a Test Tube?

8.2 Bubble Fusion

8.3 Fusion with Mesons

Chapter 9. Tokamaks

9.1 The Basics

9.2 Instabilities

9.3 Diagnosing the Plasma

9.4 Impurities

9.5 Heating the Plasma

Chapter 10. From T3 to ITER

10.1 The Big Tokamaks

10.2 Pushing to Peak Performance

10.3 Tritium Operation

10.4 Scaling to a Power Plant

10.5 The Next Step

10.6 Continuing Research

10.7 Variations on the Tokamak Theme

10.8 Stellarators Revisited

Chapter 11. ITER

11.1 Historical Background

11.2 The Construction Phase Begins

11.3 Overview of the ITER Tokamak

11.4 The Construction Schedule

Chapter 12. Large Inertial-Confinement Systems

12.1 Driver Energy

12.2 The National Ignition Facility

12.3 Laser Mégajoule (LMJ)

12.4 OMEGA and OMEGA EP

12.5 FIREX

12.6 HiPER

12.7 Future Steps

Chapter 13. Fusion Power Plants

13.1 Early Plans

13.2 Fusion Power-Plant Geometry

13.3 Radiation Damage and Shielding

13.4 Low-Activation Materials

13.5 Magnetic-Confinement Fusion

13.6 Conceptual Power-Plant Studies and DEMO

13.7 Inertial-Confinement Fusion

13.8 A Demonstration ICF Power Plant—LIFE

13.9 Tritium Breeding

Chapter 14. Why We Will Need Fusion Energy

14.1 World Energy Needs

14.2 The Choice of Fuels

14.3 The Environmental Impact of Fusion Energy

14.4 The Cost of Fusion Energy

Units

Scientific Notation

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Glossary