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by pfdietz 2202 days ago
A magnetic field leaves the kinetic energy of a charged particle unchanged.

The electric field is supposed to reduce the energy of the alpha particles, but (1) the alphas from p-11B are not monoenergetic, and (2) what is keeping the electrons (that are inevitably liberated in the extremely energetic explosion of the target, the impact of the alphas with the collecting electrode, and photoelectric emission from all surfaces exposed to photons from the plasma) from shorting the whole thing out?

The scheme does not make any sense.