Direct Energy Conversion for a Deuterium-Helium-3 Mirror: A Quasineutral Expander

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Authors: Priyanca Ford, G. L. Kulcinski
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22132480
Cited by: 2
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Abstract

For a deuterium-helium-3 magnetic-mirror burner, the axial loss is dominated by a directed electron stream (55.5% vs 44.5% ions), inverting the birth-spectrum picture across 20-200 keV. A quasineutral two-species expander recovers a bounded fraction of it. Direct energy conversion is a bounded lever, not the closure mechanism; no converter has been built. New version (2.0).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Atomic and Molecular Physics Nuclear physics research studies Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics

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Journal / source
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
27 August 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint