Tandem transport and ambipolarity in the resonant plateau regime

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.48.620· OSTI ID:5429326

Myra, J R; Catto, P J

A simple model for ion radial transport in the resonant plateau regime is derived. It is shown that the ion diffusion coefficient is insensitive to the radial electric field over a wide range of parameters. Using this result, and the expression for the electron flux, a self-consistent picture of ambipolar tandem operation for quadrupole symmetric systems is obtained and compared with experiment.

• Research Organization: Science Applications, Inc., Plasma Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado 80302
• OSTI ID: 5429326
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 48:9; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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