Deuterium
A stable isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron, used as fusion fuel (along with tritium) in D-T fusion reactions.
Verified Primary Sources
- → LANL FissionPlasmaPropulsion 1995 (p. 12) — 1995 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL MagnetizedTargetFusion 1994 (p. 8) — 1994 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL MagnetizedTargetFusion 1994 (p. 10) — 1994 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL MagnetizedTargetFusion 1994 (p. 11) — 1994 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL NumerEx MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 (p. 33) — 1993 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Timeline Mentions (8)
Birth of Nicholas Christofilos
Nicholas Christofilos, the future architect of the Astron fusion project, is born in Boston to Greek parents.
Astron Project Inception
Nicholas Christofilos applies for an accelerator patent, and the Astron project begins at Livermore National Laboratory focusing on relativistic electron rings.
First Accelerator Patent Application
Nicholas Christofilos applies for a patent on an accelerator design similar to the synchrotron.
Christofilos Contacts Berkeley
Christofilos sends his first letter to the University of California Radiation Laboratory (UCRL) proposing improvements to accelerator performance.
Strong Focusing Principle Conceived
Christofilos writes to Berkeley delineating the 'strong focusing' or 'alternate gradient focusing' principle, which is initially ignored.
Strong Focusing Patent Filed
Christofilos files a patent application for his strong focusing invention, later granted as US Patent 2,736,799.
Project Sherwood established
The U.S. AEC's classified controlled-fusion program begins at LANL and partner labs.
Ivy Mike Test
The first successful test of a thermonuclear device, marking a milestone in fusion research history at Los Alamos.