Formation of a Spheromak Plasma Configuration
- 11 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 44 (6) , 393-396
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.44.393
Abstract
A compact, toroidal configuration of magnetized plasma is produced by a combination of - and -pinch discharges. A paramagnetic toroidal field is produced by currents circulating in the plasma on closed flux surfaces.
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