Toroidal mirror system
- 1. Institute of Nuclear Fusion, Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, pl. Kurchatova 1, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 2. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Plasmaphysik, Greifswald (Germany)
Description
A study is made of a toroidally linked mirror system with a zero rotational transform and a three-dimensional magnetic field that ensures good confinement of charged particles. A toroidally linked magnetic mirror configuration at low plasma pressures is calculated by numerically solving the isometry equation for the magnetic field to second order in the small parameter of the paraxial approximation. The calculations carried out with the VMEC code for a particular linked magnetic mirror configuration demonstrate the possibility of achieving good confinement of drifting particles. The calculated results show that it is, in principle, possible to link mirror cells into a toroidal configuration capable of providing plasma confinement at a tokamak level
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1134/1.1508026;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Plasma Physics Reports
- Journal Volume
- 28
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 756-764
- ISSN
- 1063-780X
- CODEN
- PPHREM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35017660
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Translation
- Descriptors DEI
- MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA PRESSURE; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION; V CODES
- Descriptors DEC
- ANNULAR SPACE; CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS; COMPUTER CODES; CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; OPEN PLASMA DEVICES; SPACE; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Optional Information
- Notes
- Translated from Fizika Plazmy, ISSN 0367-2921, 28, 822-830 (No. 9, 2002); (c) 2002 MAIK ''Nauka / Interperiodica''.