EP 1082726 A2 20010314 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING A BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATE OF ATOMS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING A BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATE OF ATOMS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KOMPRESSION EINES BOSE-EINSTEIN ATOMSKONDENSATES
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE COMPRIMER UN CONCENTRE D'ATOMES DE BOSE-EINSTEIN
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9909277 W 19990429
- US 8351798 P 19980429
- US 8554698 P 19980515
- US 8997198 P 19980619
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9956284A2] A Bose-Einstein condensate (102) of atoms is compressed and/or rapidly de-condensed in the reaction chamber (104) by a beam (109) in order to achieve nuclear fusion. A pre-formed Bose-Einstein condensate of atoms may be introduced into the reaction chamber (104), or the constituent atoms of the Bose-Einstein condensate may be introduced into the reaction chamber (104) with formation of the Bose-Einstein condensate from the constituent atoms occurring subsequently inside the reaction chamber (104). The constituent atoms of the Bose-Einstein condensate may be bosons, Fermions or both. The beam (109) is directed at and focused on the Bose-Einstein condensate so as to maximise the total compression of the Bose-Einstein condensate. Upon de-condensing, the Bose-Einstein condensate atoms fuse, releasing substantial amounts of energy. This energy is harnessed and used to drive a turbine (120) to run a generator (122).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
G21B 1/00 (2013.01); G21B 1/19 (2013.01); G21B 1/23 (2013.01); Y02E 30/10 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT CH DE ES FR GB IT LI SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9956284 A2 19991104; WO 9956284 A3 20001012; AU 5202699 A 19991116; CA 2328621 A1 19991104; EP 1082726 A2 20010314; EP 1082726 A4 20011031; JP 2002527719 A 20020827
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9909277 W 19990429; AU 5202699 A 19990429; CA 2328621 A 19990429; EP 99937139 A 19990429; JP 2000546369 A 19990429