MHD-stabilization of finite-β multiple-mirror plasmas
- 1 September 1979
- journal article
- letter
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 19 (9) , 1244-1247
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/19/9/009
Abstract
A co-axial gun source injects a plasma of 1–10% β into a series of mirror cells. When the linked-quadrupole minimum – |B| magnetic mirrors are used, the plasma appears to be MHD-stable with smooth decays of ~ 100 μs. In contrast, for the simple mirror configuration, the plasma is rapidly lost, suggesting that MHD-instability is present.Keywords
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