Operation of the m = 1 helicity source

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

OSTI ID:5507521

Wright, B L; Jarboe, T R; Platts, D A

Our initial phase of operation has been in an asymmetric mode with only a single energized electrode (the second electrode port being fitted with a window). As described in the companion paper, the new source readily forms spheromak plasmas that are equivalent in their parameters to those achieved previously with a coaxial source in the same facility. In this paper we describe the behavior of currents and fields in the m = 1 source and examine the extent to which the basic design principles outlined above apply to its actual operation.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5507521
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-85-1819; CONF-8505100-3; ON: DE85012734
• 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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