Toroidal Discharge Experiments with Rapid Programming
- 1 June 1963
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 6 (6) , 846-857
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1706825
Abstract
Five plasma configurations were studied in a fast-programmed toroidal discharge device where magnetic field errors were minimized. The effects of the programming on the plasma were examined with magnetic probes. a Kerr cell camera, and a monochromator. Without programming, the plasma developed a well-defined kink which corresponded to the worst mode of the instability predicted by hydromagnetic theory. By programming, the plasma lasted for 10 to 15 μsec at ion temperatures up to 130 eV and with densities up to 3 × 1016 cm−3.Keywords
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