Plasma confinement experiments in the TMX tandem mirror. Paper IAEA-CN-38/F-1

Conference · Thu May 22 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5362678

Simonen, T C; Anderson, C A; Casper, T A

Results from the new Tandem Mirror Experiment (TMX) are described. Tandem-mirror density and potential profiles are produced using end-plug neutral-beam injection and central-cell gas-fueling. TMX parameters are near those predicted theoretically. The end-plug electron temperature is higher than in the comparably sized single-mirror 2XIIB. Axial confinement of the finite-beta central-cell plasma is improved by the end plugs by as much as a factor of 9. In TMX, end-plug microinstability limits central-cell confinement in agreement with theory.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5362678
• Report Number(s): UCRL-83515; CONF-800707-5; TRN: 80-011981
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. international conference on plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion research, Brussels, Belgium, 1 Jul 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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