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Generation of the saturated electrostatic potential along a magnetic field line

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871701· OSTI ID:284282
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  1. Plasma Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 (Japan)
The formation of plug potential is usually observed in a tandem mirror experiment without neutral beam injection in the plug region [Phys. Plasmas {bold 2}, 2321 (1995)]. The formation requires only the electron cyclotron resonance heating experimentally. In this Letter the plug potential is analytically shown to be created in a tandem mirror with passing ions, mirror trapped ions in the thermal barrier, passing electrons and {phi}-trapped electrons in a plug potential but without high energy sloshing ions. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
OSTI ID:
284282
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 3; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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