Nuclear fusion reactor using an array of conical plasma injectors

1) A nuclear fusion reactor comprising:

• a geodesic-shaped reaction chamber having at least j planar faces, where j=2;
• at least j conical plasma injectors (CPIs) for creating circular rings of electrically neutral plasma, accelerating the plasma to high velocity and focusing the plasma rings at the center of the reaction chamber, the CPIs being arranged symmetrically about the reaction chamber and aimed at the convergence point at the center of the reaction chamber,
• each CPI mounted at a face of the reaction chamber and aimed parallel to and centered upon an imaginary vector normal to the face it is mounted on, wherein the normal vector is the axis of the CPI such that all CPI axes meet at the center of the reaction chamber,
• each CPI including a conical inner cathode electrode disposed coaxially within a hollow conical outer anode electrode forming a space there between, the space between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode forming a converging conical plasma channel for creating circular rings of neutral plasma, the converging conical plasma channel accelerating the plasma fuel into a converging plasma ring that comes to a focus at the center of the reaction chamber, an insulator engaging the outer anode electrode at the large end thereof and mounting the inner cathode electrode, the insulator having an opening for providing neutral fusion fuel to the converging conical plasma channel,
• the angle between axes of adjacent CPIs defining a CPI face angle, the angle defined by the converging conical plasma channel at its apex defining a CPI convergence angle, wherein the CPI convergence angle is approximately half the CPI face angle, the CPI convergence angle imparting inward motion to the plasma accelerating and focusing it;
• a high voltage power supply for energy input for generating an arc discharge and creating a plasma in the conical plasma channel at the large end of each CPI;
• a source of electrically neutral fusion fuel;
• a valve for connecting the source of fusion fuel to each CPI for providing electrically neutral fusion fuel at each CPI;
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• a vacuum pump coupled to the reaction chamber for creating a vacuum at a defined pressure, maintaining the vacuum at the defined pressure and for removing exhaust products.