Inertial Electrostatic Confinement

A More Modest Approach

Advantages

1. Low Expense: Kilodollar Prices!

2. Proven Technologies, Spherical Ion Optics

A Van de Graff Accelerator [1]

Dr. George Miley's (University of Illinois) IEC-GD Device [3]

3. Easily Controlled: Just adjust V, I, or P.

4. Confinement Constant, a "Microstar"

5. Easily Refueled.

6. Easy to exploit output power:

a) a++ particles do work on the field.

b) Fast neutrons can be used to heat water.

c) the cathode (in a large device) can be made of hollow tubing, through which a coolant heat exchange fluid may be circulated.