Experiments in a tandem mirror sustained and heated solely by RF

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5924853

Breun, R; Golovato, S N; Yujiri, L; McVey, B; Molvik, A; Smatlak, D; Post, R S; Smith, D K; Hershkowitz, N

A tandem mirror plasma has been sustained and heated by RF alone without the need for neutral beams. End plug density and energy are maintained by ICRH which traps and heats a fraction of the central cell loss stream. The central cell plasma is maintained by gas fueling and RF heating. MHD stability limits the ratio of the central cell to plug plasma pressure, and the central cell electron temperature must be kept high enough for ionization. A quasisteady state is achieved lasting much longer than the decay times of the plugs and central cell.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-78ET51015
• OSTI ID: 5924853
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/51015-T1; ON: DE82003695
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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