Resistive wall modes in a reversed field pinch

Miscellaneous · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7014200

Greene, P A

Experimental measurements of resistive wall modes in the Reversatron II reversed field pinch are presented. The reversed field pinch (RFP) is a toroidal, magnetic confinement device for controlled fusion. Theoretical and computational stability analysis show that a close fitting, conducting shell is a necessary condition for stability in the RFP. The Reversatron II is operated with a shell positioned at 1.25 times the minor radius, with a penetration time for a vertical field, [tau][sub s], of either 200 [mu]sec or 600 [mu]sec. Arrays of magnetic diagnostics are used to determine the magnetic fields created by instabilities in the discharges. Laser interferometry and spectroscopic measurements are used to determine the electron density and ion temperature.

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7014200
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph.D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
REVERSE-FIELD PINCH
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MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT
TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CONFINEMENT
DATA
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PINCH DEVICES
PINCH EFFECT
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700330* - Plasma Kinetics
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