Abstract
Superthermal E × B rotation can provide magnetohydrodynamic stability and enhanced confinement to axisymmetric mirrors. However, the rotation speed has been limited by phenomena at end electrodes. A new prediction is that rotation might instead be produced using a magnetic ripple and alpha particle kinetic energy, in an extension of the alpha channeling concept. The interaction of alpha particles with the ripple results in visually interesting and practically useful orbits.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 5962363 |
Pages (from-to) | 2948-2949 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 11 PART 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2011 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
Keywords
- Magnetic confinement
- plasma devices
- plasma simulation
- plasma waves