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Some notes on thermonuclear reactors

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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This article is based on the second part of a series of lectures for postgraduate students in this University, and assumes a knowledge of the elementary principles of plasma physics. It is aimed to give both a description of the present achievements in this field and some critical discussion of the principles involved in the various types of machines. Constructional details of the deprinciples involved in the various types of machines. Constructional details of the devices mentioned in the article can be found in the references.

Riassunto

Questo articolo è basato sulla seconda parte di una serie di lezioni tenute all’Università di Birmingham, e assume la conoscenza dei principi elementari della fisica del plasma. Esso ha lo scopo di fornire una descrizione dei progressi effettuati recentemente in questo campo, assieme ad una discussione critica dei principi che hanno ispirato il disegno di vari modelli di macchine termonucleari. I dettagli costruttivi delle macchine menzionate nel testo sono reperibili nella bibliografia.

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Martelli, G. Some notes on thermonuclear reactors. Nuovo Cim 19 (Suppl 1), 67–82 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02819682

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