Published January 1998
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Journal article
An overview of the star thrust experiment
Creators
- 1. University of Washington Redmond Plasma Physics Laboratory, 14700 NE 95 (NON th) St, Suite 100, Redmond , Washington 98052 (United States)
Description
The Field Reversed Configuration, FRC, is a closed field fusion confinement geometry with great potential to be used as a space propulsive device and power source. Present formation techniques are cumbersome and severely constrain the resultant FRC. An experiment is presently under construction to study the formation and sustainment of the FRC using a rotating magnetic field. If successful, this technique would vastly simplify and enable future FRC endeavors. An overview of the STX experiment is presented. copyright 1998 American Institute of Physics
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 420
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1352-1358
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- Space technology and applications international forum
- Dates
- 25-29 Jan 1998
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 30021294
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POWER; EXPERIMENT PLANNING; HIGH-BETA PLASMA; ION PROPULSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; REVERSED-FIELD MIRRORS; SPACE VEHICLES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLANNING; PLASMA; POWER; PROPULSION; SYNTHESIS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; VEHICLES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-980103--