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[[File:H2A-AssaultCarrierCore.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[CAS-class assault carrier|Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor.]]
[[File:H2A-AssaultCarrierCore.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[CAS-class assault carrier|Covenant assault carrier]]'s pinch fusion reactor.]]
'''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[nuclear fusion|nuclear]] reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than the [[UNSC]]'s [[fusion reactor|fusion power plants]], and use [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion. The process generates [[plasma]] that is compressed and heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 305''</ref>
'''Pinch fusion reactors''' are [[nuclear fusion]] reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board [[Covenant]] warships. They are much more advanced than the [[UNSC]]'s [[fusion reactor|fusion power plants]], and use [[deuterium]]-[[tritium]] fusion. The process generates [[plasma]] that is compressed and heated by [[Wikipedia:Pinch (plasma physics)|pinched]] magnetic fields.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 193''</ref> If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 305''</ref>


In order to obtain fuel for their pinch fusion reactors, the Covenant operate various groundside facilities on worlds rich in tritium and deuterium, including [[hydro-processing center]]s<ref>[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ '''Xbox Live's Major Nelson''': ''News From Halo Fest'']</ref> and massive refineries such as that on [[Pegasi Delta]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref>
In order to obtain fuel for their pinch fusion reactors, the Covenant operate various groundside facilities on worlds rich in tritium and deuterium, including [[hydro-processing center]]s<ref>[http://majornelson.com/2011/08/26/news-from-halo-fest/ '''Xbox Live's Major Nelson''': ''News From Halo Fest'']</ref> and massive refineries such as that on [[Pegasi Delta]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 15''</ref>

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A Covenant assault carrier's pinch fusion reactor.

Pinch fusion reactors are nuclear fusion reactors that serve as the primary source of power on board Covenant warships. They are much more advanced than the UNSC's fusion power plants, and use deuterium-tritium fusion. The process generates plasma that is compressed and heated by pinched magnetic fields.[1] If their cooling systems become disabled or their maximum heat loads are exceeded, they can often fail explosively.[2]

In order to obtain fuel for their pinch fusion reactors, the Covenant operate various groundside facilities on worlds rich in tritium and deuterium, including hydro-processing centers[3] and massive refineries such as that on Pegasi Delta.[4]

Small pinch fusion reactors are used to power the Covenant's Type-38 "Tyrant" anti-air cannons and the Sangheili combat harnesses.[5]

Gallery

  • An assault carrier's pinch fusion reactor in Halo 2.

    An assault carrier's pinch fusion reactor in Halo 2.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 193
  2. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 305
  3. ^ Xbox Live's Major Nelson: News From Halo Fest
  4. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 15
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint - Community Update (07/29/16): The Finals Countdown
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