Plasma Containment in the Princeton Spherator using a Supported Superconducting Ring
- 6 October 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 23 (14) , 756-760
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.23.756
Abstract
Investigation of plasma confinement in the Princeton spherator by use of a supported superconducting ring shows that about 90% of the total particles are lost to the supports, and thus the particle loss across the magnetic field is reduced to about 10% of the total loss under the best operating conditions. An hypothesis-in terms of convective cells, which are established by the presence of supports-is proposed to explain the observed plasma loss.Keywords
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