An overview of the star thrust experiment

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.54907· OSTI ID:21179669

Miller, Kenneth; Slough, John; Hoffman, Alan ^[1]

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1. University of Washington Redmond Plasma Physics Laboratory, 14700 NE 95th St, Suite 100, Redmond Washington 98052 (United States)

The Field Reversed Configuration, FRC, is a closed field fusion confinement geometry with great potential to be used as a space propulsive device and power source. Present formation techniques are cumbersome and severely constrain the resultant FRC. An experiment is presently under construction to study the formation and sustainment of the FRC using a rotating magnetic field. If successful, this technique would vastly simplify and enable future FRC endeavors. An overview of the STX experiment is presented.

• OSTI ID: 21179669
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 420, Issue 1; Conference: STAIF-1998: Space technology and applications international forum - 1998, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 25-29 Jan 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.54907; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN
FIELD-REVERSED THETA PINCH DEVICES
ION THRUSTERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PROPULSION
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
SPACE FLIGHT