Trapping of magnetic flux during the formation of a compact toroid

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5472752

Kutuzov, M I; Semenov, V N; Strizhov, V

The events which accompany the formation of a compact plasma toroid, i.e., the trapping of the internal field in the plasma during an inversion of the external field at the plasma boundary, are studied. In the absence of a barrier field the rate of loss of the flux frozen in the plasma when the plasma expands to the wall is governed by a wall sheath. The structure of this sheath is studied numerically, and the captured field is calculated. The calculated results are compared with experimental data. The outlook for the use of this method of forming an antiparallel structure, without the use of a barrier field near the chamber wall, is evaluated.

• Research Organization: I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5472752
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 7:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
PLASMA PRODUCTION
PINCH EFFECT
PLASMA SHEATH
INHOMOGENEOUS PLASMA
MAGNETIC FIELDS
THETA PINCH
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION
WALL EFFECTS
ANNULAR SPACE
CONFIGURATION
PLASMA
SPACE
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