Radial current and rotation profile tailoring in highly ionized linear plasma devices

Kolmes, E. J.; Ochs, I. E.; Mlodik, M. E.; Rax, J. -M.; Gueroult, R.; Fisch, N. J.

doi:10.1063/1.5115788

Title: Radial current and rotation profile tailoring in highly ionized linear plasma devices

Abstract

In a rotating magnetized plasma cylinder with shear, cross field current can arise from inertial mechanisms and from the cross field viscosity. Considering these mechanisms, it is possible to calculate the irreducible radial current draw in a cylindrical geometry as a function of the rotation frequency. The resulting expressions raise novel possibilities for tailoring the electric field profile by controlling the density and temperature profiles of a plasma.

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Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
Univ. de Paris XI - École Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)
Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse (France)

Publication Date:: Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1574889

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1559068

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003764; 83228-10966; FG02-97ER25308

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

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                    Kolmes, E. J., Ochs, I. E., Mlodik, M. E., Rax, J. -M., Gueroult, R., and Fisch, N. J. Radial current and rotation profile tailoring in highly ionized linear plasma devices.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Kolmes, E. J., Ochs, I. E., Mlodik, M. E., Rax, J. -M., Gueroult, R., & Fisch, N. J. Radial current and rotation profile tailoring in highly ionized linear plasma devices.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5115788

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                    Kolmes, E. J., Ochs, I. E., Mlodik, M. E., Rax, J. -M., Gueroult, R., and Fisch, N. J. Wed .  
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@article{osti_1574889,

  title        = {Radial current and rotation profile tailoring in highly ionized linear plasma devices},

  author       = {Kolmes, E. J. and Ochs, I. E. and Mlodik, M. E. and Rax, J. -M. and Gueroult, R. and Fisch, N. J.},

  abstractNote = {In a rotating magnetized plasma cylinder with shear, cross field current can arise from inertial mechanisms and from the cross field viscosity. Considering these mechanisms, it is possible to calculate the irreducible radial current draw in a cylindrical geometry as a function of the rotation frequency. The resulting expressions raise novel possibilities for tailoring the electric field profile by controlling the density and temperature profiles of a plasma.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.5115788},

  journal      = {Physics of Plasmas},

  number       = 8,

  volume       = 26,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

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