3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Enhancement of Ponderomotive End Plugs with Low-Mass Dopants
Ian E. Ochs, Elijah J. Kolmes, Nathaniel J. Fisch
During conventional confinement of a linear plasma using ponderomotive end plugs, a repulsive potential is created at the axial ends by employing a perpendicularly-polarized wave w…
physics.plasm-ph2026
Ion Mix Can Invert Centrifugal Confinement
E. J. Kolmes, I. E. Ochs, N. J. Fisch
Centrifugal plasma traps, in which plasma is confined partly by centrifugal forces, represent a possible path to fusion energy production. In centrifugal plasma traps, electric fie…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Bremsstrahlung constraints on proton-Boron 11 inertial fusion
I. E. Ochs, E. J. Kolmes, A. S. Glasser +1
Proton-Boron 11 (pB11) fusion is relatively safe and clean, but difficult to use for net power production, since bremsstrahlung radiation tends to radiate away power more quickly t…