Abstract
The possibility of confining charged particles with magnetic mirrors has long been recognized. A mirror field has axial symmetry and a magnitude that increases along the axis away from a central region in which the particles are to be contained. Heretofore, the likelihood of confinement has been based on the approximate invariance of the magnetic moment as described by Alfven. If the magnetic moment of a particle with given energy is too small the particle escapes axially through the mirror. The moment can become small because it is not a rigorous constant of the motion or because of Coulomb scattering of the particle. Both these effects have been studied; the first by analytic and numerical methods and the second by numerical solution of the Fokker- Planck equation.
Garren, A;
Riddell, R J;
Smith, L;
Henrich, L R;
[1]
Bing, G;
Northrop, T G;
Roberts, J E
[2]
- Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, CA (United States)
Citation Formats
Garren, A, Riddell, R J, Smith, L, Henrich, L R, Bing, G, Northrop, T G, and Roberts, J E.
Individual particle motion and the effect of scattering in an axially symmetric magnetic field.
UN: N. p.,
1958.
Web.
Garren, A, Riddell, R J, Smith, L, Henrich, L R, Bing, G, Northrop, T G, & Roberts, J E.
Individual particle motion and the effect of scattering in an axially symmetric magnetic field.
UN.
Garren, A, Riddell, R J, Smith, L, Henrich, L R, Bing, G, Northrop, T G, and Roberts, J E.
1958.
"Individual particle motion and the effect of scattering in an axially symmetric magnetic field."
UN.
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title = {Individual particle motion and the effect of scattering in an axially symmetric magnetic field}
author = {Garren, A, Riddell, R J, Smith, L, Henrich, L R, Bing, G, Northrop, T G, and Roberts, J E}
abstractNote = {The possibility of confining charged particles with magnetic mirrors has long been recognized. A mirror field has axial symmetry and a magnitude that increases along the axis away from a central region in which the particles are to be contained. Heretofore, the likelihood of confinement has been based on the approximate invariance of the magnetic moment as described by Alfven. If the magnetic moment of a particle with given energy is too small the particle escapes axially through the mirror. The moment can become small because it is not a rigorous constant of the motion or because of Coulomb scattering of the particle. Both these effects have been studied; the first by analytic and numerical methods and the second by numerical solution of the Fokker- Planck equation.}
place = {UN}
year = {1958}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Individual particle motion and the effect of scattering in an axially symmetric magnetic field}
author = {Garren, A, Riddell, R J, Smith, L, Henrich, L R, Bing, G, Northrop, T G, and Roberts, J E}
abstractNote = {The possibility of confining charged particles with magnetic mirrors has long been recognized. A mirror field has axial symmetry and a magnitude that increases along the axis away from a central region in which the particles are to be contained. Heretofore, the likelihood of confinement has been based on the approximate invariance of the magnetic moment as described by Alfven. If the magnetic moment of a particle with given energy is too small the particle escapes axially through the mirror. The moment can become small because it is not a rigorous constant of the motion or because of Coulomb scattering of the particle. Both these effects have been studied; the first by analytic and numerical methods and the second by numerical solution of the Fokker- Planck equation.}
place = {UN}
year = {1958}
month = {Jul}
}