Preliminary summary of particle transport effects in non-axisymmetric tandem mirrors

This report reviews the physical basis for the theory of enhanced transport in non-axisymmetric tandem mirror systems recently published by Ryutov, et al. For TMX and thermal ions in a reactor, the radial loss is estimated to be somewhat less than the axial loss; energetic alphas in reactors are susceptible to rapid loss. A number of variations of current magnetic field designs are suggested for reducing this transport