RF Plasma Heating in the PFRC-2 Device: Motivation, Goals and Methods

Journal Article · Fri Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2011 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3664976· OSTI ID:21612489

Cohen, S; Brunkhorst, C ^[1]; Glasser, A ^[2]; Landsman, A ^[3]; Welch, D ^[4]

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1. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544 (United States)
2. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 (United States)
3. Institute for Quantum Electronics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 8093 Zurich (Switzerland)
4. Voss Scientific, LLC, 418 Washington Street, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 (United States)

The motivation for using radio frequency, odd-parity rotating magnetic fields for heating field-reversed-configuration (FRC) plasmas is explained. Calculations are presented of the expected electron and ion temperatures in the PFRC-2 device, currently under construction.

• OSTI ID: 21612489
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1406, Issue 1; Conference: 9. topical conference on radio frequency power in plasmas, Newport (United States), 1-3 Jun 2011; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3664976; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONS
FIELD-REVERSED THETA PINCH DEVICES
ION TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PLASMA HEATING
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
RF SYSTEMS
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TOPOLOGY
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
COMPACT TORUS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HEATING
LEPTONS
MATHEMATICS
PINCH DEVICES
RADIATIONS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TORI