Vacuum--plasma boundary helicity injection

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physics of Fluids B; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.860173· OSTI ID:7105215

Barrow, B J; Goldenbaum, G C ^[1]

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1. Laboratory for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)

The magnetic helicity inside a volume enclosed by a conducting boundary with electrodes inserted through insulator gaps has been measured. By comparing the measured time dependence of the helicity with predictions of a numerical simulation and analytic theory, the importance of the insulator gap, and injection across a vacuum--plasma boundary inside the volume has been shown.

• OSTI ID: 7105215
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids B; (United States), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids B; (United States) Vol. 4:8; ISSN 0899-8221; ISSN PFBPE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700310* -- Plasma Confinement-- (1992-)
ANNULAR SPACE
CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CONFIGURATION
CONFINEMENT
ELECTRODES
FLUID MECHANICS
HELICITY
HYDRODYNAMICS
INJECTION
INTAKE
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MECHANICS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
SPACE
SPHEROMAK DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TIME DEPENDENCE
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION