Published June 1984
| Version v1
Journal article
A thermal-barrier-potential measurement using the plasma Cerenkov effect
Creators
- 1. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
Description
A method is proposed to measure the dip in potential in the thermal-barrier region of a tandem mirror. Plasma waves at a frequency near the plasma frequency of the cold electron component of a two-temperature plasma are enhanced by the plasma Cerenkov effect, and can thus be used to scatter a laser beam. The measurements of cold plasma density as a function of position provide a sensitive measurement of the potential depression
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Fluids
- Journal Volume
- 27
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Phys. Fluids.
- Journal Page Range
- 1348-1350
- ISSN
- 0031-9171
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16004082
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHERENKOV RADIATION; COLD PLASMA; EXCITATION; LASER RADIATION; MEASURING METHODS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA WAVES; SCATTERING; THERMAL BOUNDARY RESISTANCE; TMX DEVICES; VISIBLE RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA; RADIATIONS; TANDEM MIRRORS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES