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Theoretical modeling study demonstrates increased recoverable charged fusion energy from 8% to 80% in a deuterium-helium-3 mirror, highlighting reduced recirculating power requirements.
RF alpha-channeling as a bounded power lever for a deuterium-helium-3 mirror. A mode-converted channeling wave raises the recoverable charged fraction from a collisional baseline near 8 percent to about 80 percent in the worked embodiment, easing the recirculating-power burden that sets the burner's electric gain. Booked as a bounded lever, not a closure mechanism: the plug potential remains the honest gate. Model output, no antenna built.
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