Experimental observation of the ambipolar potential in a tandem mirror by use of negative ion beam
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 55 (12) , 1924-1927
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1137700
Abstract
A negative ion beam probe is described. Advantages of this method for the potential measurement of the plasma in a minimum‐B magnetic field are discussed and the method is applied to measure the potential difference between the plug and the central cell in a GAMMA‐6 tandem mirror.Keywords
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- Experimental Observation on Enhancement of the Ambipolar Potential by Injection of Neutral Beams in a Tandem MirrorPhysical Review Letters, 1979