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The Farnsworth/Hirsch fusor is a concentric spherical electrode accelerator which, with different included gases, different operating pressures, and various applied voltages and currents, can be used as a glow mode plasma sphere, a gas diode, an ion multipactor or even a means of producing neutrons. This article describes the fusor | The Farnsworth/Hirsch fusor is a concentric spherical electrode accelerator which, with different included gases, different operating pressures, and various applied voltages and currents, can be used as a glow mode plasma sphere, a gas diode, an ion multipactor or even a means of producing neutrons. This article describes the fusor's principles of operation, construction, uses and potential for further exploration by amateurs. | ||
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| Scientific Paper | |
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| Title | Fusors |
| Author(s) | Richard L Hull |
| Keywords | do-it-yourself, inertial electrostatic confinement, fusors, tabletop fusion |
| Published | 1998 |
| Journal | Electric Spacecraft Journal |
| Number | 23 |
| Pages | 6-12 |
Abstract
The Farnsworth/Hirsch fusor is a concentric spherical electrode accelerator which, with different included gases, different operating pressures, and various applied voltages and currents, can be used as a glow mode plasma sphere, a gas diode, an ion multipactor or even a means of producing neutrons. This article describes the fusor's principles of operation, construction, uses and potential for further exploration by amateurs.