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Confinement of Neutral Beam Ions in the National Spherical Torus Experiment

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/792997· OSTI ID:792997

The loss of neutral-beam ions to the wall has been measured in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) by means of thermocouples, an infrared (IR) camera, and a Faraday cup probe. The losses tend to exhibit the expected dependences on plasma current, tangency radius of the injector, and plasma outer gap. However, the thermocouples and the Faraday cups indicate substantially different levels of loss and this difference has yet to be understood.

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab., NJ (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
792997
Report Number(s):
PPPL-3641
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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