Published May 22, 1989
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Journal article
Particle confinement in realistic 3D rotamak equilibria
Description
The rotating magnetic field b/sub ω/ of a rotamak tilts the effective flux surface seen by electrons (but not ions). Electrons are imperfectly confined to these tilted flux surfaces, but are energetically confined in a 3D potential well bounded by an untilted flux surface. When eb/sub ω//m/sub e/ν/sub ei/∼r0/δ/sub skin/ the tilt is minimized and the well depth corresponds to MHD pressure balance
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 62
- Journal Issue
- 21
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2464-2467
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20081787
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON DRIFT; EQUILIBRIUM; HAMILTONIANS; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA PRESSURE; ROTAMAK DEVICES; ROTATION; TRAJECTORIES
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPACT TORUS; CONFINEMENT; FLUID MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; TORI