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Whistler mode startup in the Michigan Mirror Machine

Journal Article · · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.35264· OSTI ID:5871372
Results of investigations of whistler mode ECRH plasma startup in the Michigan Mirror Machine are presented. Electron-velocity-distribution and plasma-spatial-distribution time evolution are characterized by measurements from axially and radially moveable Langmuir probes, an endloss current detector, an electron cyclotron emission radiometer, a foil-filtered X-ray detector, and a diamagnetic loop at the mirror midplane. Measurements of the buildup of both electron density and perpendicular pressure (nkT/sub perpendicular/) are compared to predictions from various numerical models. Both modeling and data suggest the creation of a highly anisotropic electron velocity distribution function with a ''sloshing electron'' axial density profile.
Research Organization:
University of Michigan and R. A. Jong, LLNL
OSTI ID:
5871372
Journal Information:
AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 129:1; ISSN APCPC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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