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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]] 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 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 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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