AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TOROIDAL DISCHARGE IN A RAPIDLY VARYING LONGITUDINAL MAGNETIC FIELD

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Doklady Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R.

OSTI ID:4088902

Ivanov, D P; Kirillov, V D

A rapidly varying longitudinal field was used for confinig, heating, and stabilizing a plasma. The plasma column resulting from a single longitudinal field was studied in order to make a rough evaluation of the effects of field increase rate. In such a column plasma confinement is achieved by an azimuthal current I/sub pi/ which equalizes the pressure; the equilibrium can be produced by a onedirection field when the field inside the plasma column is nearly equal to that outside and the pressures of the fields are equal. Experiments were carried out in a 40-cm copper torus with a l6-cm cross section. The chamber consisted of 48 0.2-mm rings; chamber pressure was approximately 1 x 10/sup -5/ mm mercury. The deuteron and argon pressures varied from 0.004 to 0.02 mm mercury. The discharge current reached 50 ka for 250 mu sec in a constant magnetic field up to 4000 gauss and in rapidly varying field up to approximately 6000 gauss. (R.V.J.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-15-005737
• OSTI ID: 4088902
• Journal Information: Doklady Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Journal Name: Doklady Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. Vol. Vol: 133
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Russian

Related Subjects

ARGON
CONFINEMENT
CROSS SECTIONS
DEUTERONS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
HEATING
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PHYSICS
PRESSURE
TORUS