Computer simulation studies of strong proton rings
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 21 (6) , 1045-1052
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.862325
Abstract
Results are reported from a numerical simulation study on the propagation of a rotating proton pulse and the formation and trapping of the resulting strong proton ring. It is observed that the self‐magnetic field has a very pronounced effect on the dynamics of such systems. In addition, it is observed that rings trapped in a magnetic mirror field are r, z stable for the entire confinement time tested of 550 nsec and suffer neither axial nor radial particle losses.Keywords
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