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CONTAINMENT OF POSITRONS IN A MIRROR MACHINE

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. Letters
Positrons emitted isotropically from a uniform volume source were contained in a static magnetic-mirror machine for a mean containment time greater than 10 sec, which corresponds to more than 10/sup 10/ cyclotron periods. This is of practical importance in various research fields such as studies of controlled fusion and studies of the Van Allen radiation belt. A description is given of the apparatus which consists of a magnetic-mirror machine having coaxial 60-in.-mean-diameter coils with 64 in. between coil centers, which are located adjacent to the cyclotron used to produce Ne/sup 13/. The present results agree with the fast filling'' experiment. They appear to agree with, and to extend, the conclusions of an experiment in which ionization currents created by 18-kev electrons in a mirror machine were measured. (B.O.G.)
Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Livermore
NSA Number:
NSA-14-024803
OSTI ID:
4146716
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. Letters, Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Letters Vol. Vol: 5
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
English

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