Published February 25, 1985
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Journal article
Experiment with stored 0.7 MeV ions: Observation of stability properties of a nonthermal plasma
Creators
- 1. Aneutronic Energy Laboratory, United Sciences, Inc., P.O. Box 2063, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
Description
Large-orbit, nonthermal d+ migma plasma with P/sub theta/approx.0 and E/sub ion/ = 0.7 MeV was formed in the center of a simple mirror with densities n = 109--1010 cm-3. Confinement time was 20--45 s. Flute, negative-mass, and ion-cyclotron instabilities, found in other mirrors at several orders-of-magnitude lower n, were not observed. An instability was suppressed by an electric field. Confinement parameters are E/sub i/n/sub c/tauapprox.1014 keV cm-3 s, n/sub c/tauapprox.1011 cm-3 s, luminosity approx.1029 cm-2 s-1
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 54
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 796-799
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16076111
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- DEUTERIUM IONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INHIBITION; ION DENSITY; KEV RANGE 100-1000; LARMOR RADIUS; MIGMA DEVICES; NEGATIVE MASS INSTABILITY; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; CONFINEMENT; DATA; ENERGY RANGE; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; IONS; KEV RANGE; NUMERICAL DATA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES