Electrostatic Plasma-Confinement Experiments in a Tandem Mirror System

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Authors

F.H. Coensgen · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

C.A. Anderson · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

T. A. Casper · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

John F. Clauser · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

W. C. Condit · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

D.L. Correll · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

W.F. Cummins

Abstract

Results from the tandem mirror experiment are described. The configuration of axial density and potential profiles are created and sustained by neutral-beam injection and gas fueling. Plasma confinement in the center cell is shown to be improved by the end plugs by as much as a factor of 9. The electron temperature is higher than that achieved in our earlier $2\mathrm{XII}B$ single-cell mirror experiment.

Topics & Keywords

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Magnetic confinement fusion research Plasma Diagnostics and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 44, Issue 17, pp. 1132-1135

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.44.1132

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