PLASMA PRODUCTION IN A TOROIDAL HELIAC BY HELICON WAVES

被引：98
作者：
LOEWENHARDT, PK
BLACKWELL, BD
BOSWELL, RW
CONWAY, GD
HAMBERGER, SM
机构：
[1] Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physical Sciences Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1991年 / 67卷 / 20期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2792
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
rf power in the lower-hybrid-frequency range is shown to produce plasma of density in the 10(13)-cm-3 range in the small toroidal heliac SHEILA by launching helicon waves. Measurements of wave dispersion and mode structure confirm that an m = 1 helicon mode is launched inside the highly asymmetric plasma confined in the device. The suggestion that the main energy-transfer mechanism is by Landau damping is strongly supported by the experimental data.
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页码：2792 / 2794
页数：3
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