Non-neutral plasma confinement in toroidal geometry

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作者：

Marler, J. P. ^{[1
]}

Stoneking, M. R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lawrence Univ, Dept Phys, Appleton, WI 54911 USA

来源：

FIRST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NONEQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES IN PLASMA PHYSICS AND STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENT | 2007年 / 71卷

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10.1088/1742-6596/71/1/012003

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Studying non-neutral plasma is a long and established field however the majority of these studies utilized cylindrical traps. The newly constructed Lawrence Non-Neutral Torus (LNT) H apparatus will study non-neutral plasmas in toroidal geometry. The LNT II features an improved toroidal magnetic field magnitude (similar to 1 kG) and base vacuum pressure (<10(-9) Torr) from the previous apparatus. A segmented Au-plated Al electrode shell contributes to the reduction in field asymmetries and enables enhanced diagnostics. Additionally, the electron source is located on a retractable bellows for study of confinement dynamics in a complete torus. Confinement times on the order of 1 second would represent more than an order of magnitude improvement over measurements made with the previous apparatus.

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