Patent Number: 041994027
Section: claims

1. A process for generating nuclear fusion, comprising the steps of: creating non-neutralized Tritium and Duterium ions within an accelerator by impinging laser energy on a Duterium-Tritium pellet,  propelling said ions within the accelerator from first positions to each relative minimum cross-section positions of the accelerator,  injecting electrons at each relative minimum cross-section of the accelerator to neutralize the space charge of said ions and to create a plasma,  compressing and confining said plasma at a maximum density by electromagnetic fields,  creating an electron cloud at each relative minimum cross-section encircling said plasma, whereby said ions of said plasma oscillate toward and away from electrons in said electron cloud and whereby the confinement time and density of ions at each relative minimum cross-section is sufficient to generate nuclear fusion,  extracting the heat of fusion as useful energy,  releasing the magnetic fields subsequent to fusion and allowing the escape of the products of fusion from each relative minimum cross-section,  extracting electrons and waste products of fusion from the accelerator leaving solely ions for circulation within the accelerator, and  passing said ions through magnetohydrodynamic coils to generate electrical current. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, and further including the step of: evacuating said accelerator to create a vacuum therein 10.sup.-13 Torr.