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Title: CONTAINMENT IN CUSPED PLASMA SYSTEMS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4839519

A survey of the current theoretical picture of plasma containment in cusped magnetic configurations is presented together with a mention of the points of contact which exist or might soon be made to exist with experiment. A theory of containment was developed which is applicable to the whole range of plasma densities from a tenuous plasma in an essentially vacuum magnetic field to a fully developed plasma which completely excludes the magnetic field from its interior. Also presented are cursory accounts of the situation with regard to stability, cyclotron radiation, and methods of creating thls type of plasma configuration. (auth)

Research Organization:
New York Univ., New York. Inst. of Mathematical Sciences
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-1)-1480
NSA Number:
NSA-15-031715
OSTI ID:
4839519
Report Number(s):
NYO-9496; MF-15
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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