Hot-Electron Plasma by Electron Cyclotron-Resonance Heating Followed by Magnetic Compression

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Authors

I. Alexeff · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

John G. Harris · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Carl J. Murphy · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Won Namkung · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

M. Saylors · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

M.O. Pace · University of Tennessee at Knoxville

H. Ikegami

Abstract

A hot-electron plasma created by electron cyclotron-resonance heating ($T\ensuremath{\approx}50$ keV) has subsequently been superheated up to a factor of 12 using slow magnetic compression in mirror machines.

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 32, Issue 19, pp. 1035-1038

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.32.1035

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