Published April 21, 1981 | Version v1
Patent

Method and apparatus for driving a continuous current in a toroidal plasma

Creators

Description

Method and apparatus for continuously driving a current in a toroidal plasma through r-f induced, asymmetric trapping or detrapping. The method and apparatus may be used to supply ohmic current over a prolonged or indefinite time period and thus provide for steady state operation of toroidal plasma apparatus such as tokamaks

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

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Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
Patent

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
v p.
IPC:
Int. Cl.G21B 1/00.
IPC
Int. Cl.G21B 1/00.
Patent number
US patent document 4,263,097/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13651916
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA PRODUCTION; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION; TRAPPED ELECTRONS
Descriptors DEC
ANNULAR SPACE; CONFIGURATION; ELECTRONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS