Rotating High-Density Fusion Reactor For Aneutronic and Neutronic Fusion

Abstract

A fusion device produces fusion of neutral atoms and ions in an “aneutronic fusion” manner without neutrons as products utilizes strong ion-neutral coupling at high neutral densities. Ions and neutrals rotate together in a cylindrical chamber due to frequent collisions. High magnetic forces make the attainment of high rotation energy possible; the magnetic field in a medium can be set at very high values because of the absence of magnetic charges. The repeated acceleration by strong magnetic forces in the azimuthal direction makes possible very high ion velocity. Fusion takes place mainly between neutral particles. This approach can be applied to fusion with neutrons as well. Conventional fusion schemes and neutron sources can be realized using the principles described above in the generation of neutrals of high energies and densities.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of causing fusion between neutral particles, comprising:
 providing a target in a cylindrical chamber;   supplying a gas into said cylindrical chamber;   creating a plasma of ions and neutrals from said gas in said chamber by applying energy into said chamber from a source of energy;   causing said plasma of ions and neutrals to rotate around an axis of said chamber through ion-neutral coupling by providing oscillating electric and magnetic fields in said chamber, where the electric and magnetic fields are caused to oscillate at the same frequency, such that rotating ions and neutrals will rotate synchronously with said fields;   causing negatively charged electrons to be introduced in said chamber to thereby reduce a Coulomb barrier between positively charged protons inside two approaching nuclei in said rotating plasma;   whereby said rotation of ions and neutrals in said chamber induce a force that causes neutral particles in said chamber to impinge against said emitter and said target, wherein a fusion reaction is caused to occur between neutral particles in said plasma and said target.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gas is hydrogen gas. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gas is helium gas. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source of energy is a magnetic field source. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source of energy is an electric field source. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source of energy is a radio frequency source. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source of energy is a microwave source. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source of energy is an ion gun. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the source of energy is a laser. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein voltage pulses are used to maintain the number of ions in the chamber, and a continuous wave voltage is used to maintain the rotation of said plasma of ions and neutrals. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein fusion reactants which are comprised of a majority of neutral atoms or molecules and a minority of positive ions concentrates in a localized volume layer adjacent to the surface of the chamber via the action of a sustained centrifugal force so that sustained, periodic or intermittent high density of fusion reactants are formed. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein axial movement of charged particles in said chamber is converted to electricity by creation of an electric field opposing the flow of charges outward from electrodes in said chamber through a helical field opposing the motion of energetic particles of helical orbits. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising controlling operating parameters within said chamber such as rate of fuel input, rate of fusion product removal, flow of working fluid for thermal energy capture, via a control system integrated with MRI/NMR, magnetic and optical sensors, and heat/temperature sensors. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the electrons emitted from the electron emitter are restricted to a wall of an outer electrode of said chamber by rotating neutrals during the rotation so that a high density layer of electrons is formed adjacent to said outer electrode. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the target comprises lanthanum hexaboride.