Los Alamos Spheromak Program

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5814940

Knox, S O; Barnes, C W; Fernandez, J C; Henins, I; Hoida, H W; Klingner, P L; Platts, D A; Sherwood, A R; Wright, B L; Jarboe, T R

The Los Alamos Spheromak Program consists of two experimental facilities. The confinement physics of sustained and decaying spheromaks are being studied in CTX, which has an extensive array of diagnostics. Experiments are directed towards extending the physics understanding of the spheromak as a magnetic confinement concept. Electrodes for the production of clean sustained spheromaks are developed on the Electrode Facility, which is more flexible in terms of experimental modifications. Improvements to helicity sources and elecrodes which are proven on the Electrode Facility are then considered for incorporation onto CTX.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5814940
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-85-1396; CONF-8504112-1; ON: DE85010748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
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CTX SPHEROMAK
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRODES
HELICITY
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
REVIEWS
SPHEROMAK DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOKAMAK DEVICES