tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post3202203085552086897..comments2023-04-05T13:37:33.168+01:00Comments on IEC Fusion Technology: New IEC Fusion Research Group OpensM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-80895562051838844452010-01-29T12:51:58.184+00:002010-01-29T12:51:58.184+00:00About 600 to 800 volts with electron injection mig...About 600 to 800 volts with electron injection might be sufficient if all you wanted was a thruster.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-30829346618460534322010-01-29T08:11:06.874+00:002010-01-29T08:11:06.874+00:00I'd assume it was just a typo, and they mean 6...I'd assume it was just a typo, and they mean 600 Kilovolts, as that would be more in keeping with p-b fusion's requirements.<br /><br />Although... If you add some magnetic confinement for the electrons, as the Bussard design does, theoretically you can get into a mode where the operating reactor supplies it's own electrical field, due to the electrons being confined, and the high energy reaction products, positive in charge, escaping the system. Injection of <i>negatively</i> charged fuel ions would not require high voltage in that case.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04640945256355962927noreply@blogger.com