Plasma confinement apparatus using solenoidal and mirror coils

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:863413

Fowler, T Kenneth ^[1]; Condit, William C ^[2]

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1. Walnut Creek, CA
2. Livermore, CA

A plasma confinement apparatus, wherein multiple magnetic mirror cells are linked by magnetic field lines inside of a solenoid with the mirroring regions for adjacent magnetic mirror cells each formed by a separate mirror coil inside of the solenoid. The magnetic mirror cells may be field reversed.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4166760
• OSTI ID: 863413
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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