Runaway electrons as a diagnostic of magnetic fluctuations (abstract)

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1143686· OSTI ID:7259334

Bengtson, R D ^[1]; Wang, P W ^[2]; Freeman, M; Wootton, A J ^[1]; Catto, P J; Myra, J R ^[3]

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1. Fusion Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)
3. Lodestar Research, Boulder, Colorado 80301 (United States)

The transport of runaway electrons in a hot plasma can be comparatively easily measured by perturbation experiments. The runaway electron diffusion coefficient is determined by intrinsic magnetic fluctuations rather than electrostatic fluctuations because of the high energies involved. The results presented here demonstrate the efficacy of using runaway transport techniques for determining intrinsic magnetic fluctuations. This work was supported in part by U. S. Department of Energy under grant DE-FG05-88ER-53267 and the Texas Advanced Research Program.

• DOE Contract Number: FG05-88ER53267
• OSTI ID: 7259334
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Vol. 63:10; ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
HOT PLASMA
RUNAWAY ELECTRONS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
FLUCTUATIONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
LEPTONS
PLASMA
VARIATIONS
700320* - Plasma Diagnostic Techniques & Instrumentation- (1992-)