Published February 2001
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Journal article
Active control of the FRC plasma. Studies relevant to steady operation
Creators
- 1. Plasma Physics Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka (Japan)
Description
Plasma with Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) has attractive features for a fusion reactor. It has high beta value of about 1, which signifies that advanced fuel of D-3He can be used with a confining field that is almost equal to D-T Tokamaks, and it is also confined in a simple linear, open machine. Previously the FRC was believed to operate in pulse mode. But recently, with the technology of the translation, accessibility of the FRC to additional heating facilities has been improved, and studies relevant to steady operation, neutral beam injection, rotating magnetic field current drive and wave heating experiments, etc., are beginning to be carried out. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Purazuma, Kaku Yugo Gakkai-Shi
- Journal Volume
- 77
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 83-91
- ISSN
- 0918-7928
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 32022397
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- FIELD-REVERSED THETA PINCH DEVICES; MAGNETIC COMPRESSION; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD REVERSAL; MAGNETIC FLUX; PLASMA HEATING; REVERSE-FIELD PINCH; REVIEWS; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
- Descriptors DEC
- CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; COMPACT TORUS; COMPRESSION; CONFINEMENT; DOCUMENT TYPES; HEATING; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; PINCH DEVICES; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TORI
Optional Information
- Notes
- 59 refs., 6 figs.