Recent FRC translation experiments on FRX-C/T

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5582434

Rej, D J; Armstrong, W T; Chrien, R E; Hugrass, W N; Klingner, P L; McKenna, K F; Sherwood, E G; Siemon, R E; Tuszewski, M

Since the last CT Symposium, several accomplishments have been realized from the FRC translation studies on the FRX-C/T device: (1) FRCs have been launched into, and trapped in, a dc magnetic guide field region without the use of any pulsed ''gate'' coils; (2) detailed studies of translation dynamics have been performed which are consistent with energy conservation, adiabatic compression theory, and 2-D MHD simulations; (3) the confinement properties of translated FRC has been evaluated; (4) translation through either puff or static deuterium gas fill has been demonstrated; (5) higher density (n less than or equal to 4 x 10/sup 15/ cm/sup -3/) FRCs have been translated over 10-m lengths; (6) the n = 2 rotational instability has been stabilized by FRC translation into a weak helical quadrupole field.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5582434
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-85-1788; CONF-8505100-13; ON: DE85012745
• Resource Relation: Conference: 7. US symposium on compact toroid research, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 21 May 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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