TMX-U (Tandem Mirror Experiment-Upgrade) tandem-mirror thermal-barrier experiments

Conference · Wed Oct 29 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6986276

Simonen, T C; Allen, S L; Baldwin, D E; Barter, J D; Berzins, L V; Carter, M R; Casper, T A; Clauser, J F; Coensgen, F H; Correll, D L

Thermal-barrier experiments have been carried out in the Tandem Mirror Experiment-Upgrade (TMX-U). Measurements of nonambipolar and ambipolar radial transport show that these transport processes, as well as end losses, can be controlled at modest densities and durations. Central-cell heating methods using ion-cyclotron heating (ICH) and neutral-beam injection have been demonstrated. Potential mesurements with recently developed methods indicate that deep thermal barriers can be established.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); TRW, Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (USA); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States); Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Tokai, Ibaraki
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6986276
• Report Number(s): UCRL-95567-Rev.1; CONF-861106-11-Rev.1; ON: DE87002380
• Resource Relation: Conference: IAEA international conference on plasma physics and controlled nuclear fusion research, Kyoto, Japan, 12 Nov 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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