Thermal-Barrier Production and Identification in a Tandem Mirror

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D. P. Grubb · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

S.L. Allen · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

T. A. Casper · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

John F. Clauser · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

F.H. Coensgen · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

D.L. Correll · Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

W.F. Cummins

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In thermal-barrier experiments in the tandem mirror experiment upgrade, axial confinement times of 50 to 100 ms have been achieved. During enhanced confinement we measured the thermal-barrier potential profile using a neutral-particle-beam probe. The experimental data agree qualitatively and quantitatively with the theory of thermal-barrier formation in a tandem mirror.

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Magnetic confinement fusion research Fusion materials and technologies Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

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Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 53, Issue 8, pp. 783-786

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.53.783

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