Two-dimensional, time-dependent theory of magnetically insulated electron flow

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6186902

Seidel, D B; Mendel, Jr, C W; Slutz, S A; Neau, E L

Magnetic insulation has provided a means of exceeding the limitations on power flow density imposed by material insulator breakdown. Particle beam fusion is just one of many possible applications of this important phenomenon. In this paper, an earlier 1-D theory for magnetically insulated electron flow has been extended to treat problems with gradual variations in time and a second spatial dimension. The flow is self-consistently specified by a distribution function of electron energy and canonical momentum which varies in space and time. The electron Hamiltonian and a phase space continuity equation are presented. An example is given which provides useful insights into the physics of insulated flow.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6186902
• Report Number(s): SAND-81-1382C; CONF-810659-11; ON: DE81023690
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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CONFINEMENT
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
ELECTRICAL INSULATION
ELECTRON SOURCES
FUNCTIONS
HAMILTONIANS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
QUANTUM OPERATORS
RADIATION SOURCES
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS