Published November 2004 | Version v1
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Magnetic mirror minimum B field with optimal ellipticity

Creators

  • 1. Uppsala University, A ring ngstroem Laboratory, Division for Electricity and Lightning Research, PO Box 534, S-751 21 Uppsala (Sweden)

Description

Closed form expressions for the ellipticity and the magnetic field of a conventional mirror machine, constrained to fulfill a minimum B stability criterion, are derived. The best result for zero-β plasmas is obtained with a marginally stable magnetic field, and the ellipticity is 13.9 with the representative value 4 for the mirror ratio. The gyro centers move on a single filed line, and thereby the perpendicular drift is zero and the radial transport is minimized. The flux tube has quadrupolar symmetry with straight (nonparallel) field lines in the confinement region

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1799351;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 5041-5045
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36062682
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DRIFT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA
Descriptors DEC
FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTABILITY; MECHANICS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

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(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics