Investigation of a washer-stack plasma gun on the Auburn torsatron

Technical Report · Tue Mar 18 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5138096

Austin, Jr, M E

A pulsed device for producing a highly-ionized plasma in the Auburn Torsatron is described and construction details given. A plasma is formed by discharging a 14 uF capacitor charged to 6 to 12 kV through a titanium washer impregnated with hydrogen. The ions and electrons are injected transversely into the Torsatron confinement field and the plasma is studied with an x-band microwave interferometer and H-alpha spectral-line detectors. The results of initial measurements to determine the optimal performance parameters for the gun, such as discharge voltage and position, are presented. Also, peak electron density and decay time of the guns plasma are given for different machine and souce conditions.

• Research Organization: Auburn Univ., AL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-85ER53192
• OSTI ID: 5138096
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/53192-T2; ON: DE86015900
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
DESIGN
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INTERFEROMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
PERFORMANCE
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PLASMA PRODUCTION
RADIATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
STELLARATORS
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