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1. A method of causing fusion between particles in a plasma and a target element, comprising:providing a superconducting magnet configured to generate an axial magnetic field;providing a cylindrical chamber located in said magnetic field;providing a target element in said cylindrical chamber;providing a discharge rod located in said cylindrical chamber;providing DC and pulsed electrical power to said discharge rod to develop an electric field perpendicular to said magnetic field;supplying hydrogen gas into said cylindrical chamber;creating a plasma of ions and neutrals from said hydrogen gas in said chamber by applying pulsed electrical power to said discharge rod; andcausing said plasma to rotate within said cylindrical chamber by said electric and magnetic fields so as to cause a fusion reaction between particles in said plasma and said target element;wherein said target element comprises the element Lithium having a dominant isotope of Li6. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising producing energetic alpha particles (He4) as a result of said fusion reaction; andconverting energy of said energetic alpha particles to electrical energy. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising producing energetic alpha particles (He4) as a result of said fusion reaction; andyielding a charging current in a power supply by slowing down said alpha particles. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the magnetic field produces a magnetic force J×B which drives the ions and neutrals to rotate together in the azimuthal direction in a cylindrical geometry in said cylindrical chamber. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said plasma comprises higher neutral densities of hydrogen in the presence of reduced space charges in said plasma than neutral densities of hydrogen in the absence of reduced space charges. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said plasma comprises higher neutral densities of hydrogen in the absence of excessive space charges in said plasma than neutral densities of hydrogen in the presence of excessive space charges. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein a rate of said reaction is a function of the energy of Li6 and hydrogen.