Published November 29, 1976 | Version v1
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High-β, gas-stabilized, mirror-confined plasma

Creators

  • 1. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550

Description

A neutral-beam-sustained plasma in the 2XIIB mirror machine is stabilized by hydrogen gas ionized at one mirror. Peak plasma energy densities that exceed the energy density of the vacuum field (beta-circumflexequivalent8n/sub D/E-bar/sub D//B/sub vac/2approximately-greater-than1) are achieved with deuterons of average energy E-bar/sub D/approx. =9 keV, peak density n/sub D/approx. =1.5 x 1014 cm-3, in a magnetic field B/sub vac/=0.56 T. These high β's are sustained for the duration of gas and neutral-beam injection, with no evidence of a β limit

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DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.37.1468;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
22
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1468-1471
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
8304451
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS; CONFINEMENT; DEUTERONS; ENERGY; ENERGY LOSSES; HIGH-BETA PLASMA; NEUTRONS; 2X DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; NUCLEONS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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