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Measurement of Magnetic Properties of Confined Compact Toroid Plasma (Spheromak) [Dissertation]

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:5710547
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  1. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)

The theoretical aspect of the spheromak is described in this paper. The MS machine hardware will be explored along with the formation scheme and diagnostic systems. The magnetic pickup probes, their calibration procedures and the data analysis methods will be discussed. Observations from the probe measurements and magnetic properties of the MS spheromak are considered. The axisymmetric Grad-Shafranov equilibrium code calculations are presented and compared with the measurements. Magnetic helicity and its correlation with the experimental observations is described.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-86ER53241
OSTI ID:
5710547
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/53241--T2; ON: DE91012397
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English