A system that merges a first moving field reversed configuration (FRC) plasmoid and a second FRC plasmoid into a magnetically isolated plasmoid, comprising:
- a first plasmoid formation section, comprising:
- a first annular array of plasma sources of the first plasmoid formation section that initially generates a first low energy plasma in the first plasmoid formation section;
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- a first plurality of formation coils disposed about an outer perimeter around the first plasmoid formation section that are arranged and energized sequentially to compress, accelerate and form a first FRC plasmoid from the first low energy plasma, wherein the first FRC plasmoid is moved out of the first plasmoid formation section;
- a first acceleration/compression section, comprising:
- a first chamber wall portion defined by a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first chamber wall receives the first FRC plasmoid from the first plasmoid formation section, and wherein a radius of the first chamber wall decreases in an axial direction from the first end to the second end;
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- a first plurality of acceleration coils disposed about an outer perimeter around the first acceleration/compression section that are arranged and energized sequentially to accelerate and compress the first FRC plasmoid received from the first plasmoid formation section, wherein the first FRC plasmoid is moved from the first end of the first acceleration/compression section to the second end of the first acceleration/compression section;
- an interaction chamber, comprising:
- a second chamber wall portion defined by a third end and a fourth end, wherein the third end of the interaction chamber receives the first FRC plasmoid from the second end of the first acceleration/compression section;
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- a plurality of interaction chamber coils disposed about an outer perimeter around the interaction chamber,
- wherein the first FRC plasmoid collides with a second FRC plasmoid in the interaction chamber to merge and form a magnetically isolated plasmoid.