Fusion Power Density
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Fusion Power Density
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The power
generated per unit volume in a controlled thermonuclear
plasma.
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''Using a deuterium reaction at a density of 1016 particles
per cubic centimeter and a temperature of 60,000 volts, the power density is
about 1000 watts per cubic centimeter. The energy comes off as kinetic energy
of the reaction products. '</dd></dl>
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