Gas fueling with an axisymmetric magnetic divertor in the Tara tandem mirror

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.574954· OSTI ID:6488571

Post, R S; Brau, K; Horne, S; Casey, J; Golovato, S; Sevillano, E; Shuy, G; Smith, D K

An axisymmetric divertor has been installed at the central cell midplane of Tara to provide magnetohydrodynamics stability and to generate a high-density halo at the edge of the plasma. A dense halo aids sloshing ion buildup in the plug cells and increases shielding of the core plasma from charge exchange recombination. Separate gas fueling of the halo in the divertor allows for the different fueling requirements of the potential-confined core plasma and the flow-confined edge during plugged operation.

• Research Organization: MIT Plasma Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ET51013
• OSTI ID: 6488571
• Journal Information: J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A; (United States), Vol. 5:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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DIVERTORS
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OPERATION
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STABILITY
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