Published October 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Plasma transport caused by ion/neutral atom collisions. I. Slab model

  • 1. California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore National Lab.

Description

The transport of plasma across a magnetic field, induced by ion/neutral atom collisions, is studied. Both charge exchange and electron-impact ionization are shown to cause such transport. A kinetic theory calculation of cross-field particle and energy fluxes is given, for slab geometry. A self-consistent numerical simulation of the effect of these fluxes in the TMX experiment is presented. Good agreement with experiment is found. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Fusion
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
10
Series
Nucl. Fusion.
Journal Page Range
1251-1267
ISSN
0029-5515

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
16004101
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGE EXCHANGE; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ENERGY LOSSES; FLUX DENSITY; ION-ATOM COLLISIONS; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DRIFT; SLABS; TMX DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
ATOM COLLISIONS; COLLISIONS; CONFINEMENT; ION COLLISIONS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; SIMULATION; TANDEM MIRRORS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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