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Electron Tail Suppression and Effective Collisionality due to Synchrotron Emission and Absorption in Mildly Relativistic Plasmas
Ian E. Ochs, Mikhail E. Mlodik, Nathaniel J. Fisch
Synchrotron radiation losses are a significant cause of concern for high-temperature aneutronic fusion reactions such as proton-Boron 11. The fact that radiation losses occur prima…
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Drift-Energy Replacement Effect in Multi-Ion Magnetized Plasmas
M. E. Mlodik, E. J. Kolmes, N. J. Fisch
Fast rotation can improve the stability and confinement of fusion plasmas. However, to maintain a rapidly rotating fusion plasma in steady state, significant energy must be investe…