Rf stabilization of an axisymmetric tandem mirror

J. R. Ferron; N. Hershkowitz; R. A. Breun; S. N. Golovato; R. Goulding

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1955

Rf stabilization of an axisymmetric tandem mirror

J. R. Ferron, N. Hershkowitz, R. A. Breun, S. N. Golovato, R. Goulding

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Abstract

Plasma with significant central-cell beta can be sustained in a tandem mirror composed of three axisymmetric simple mirror cells by the use of ion-cyclotron resonant heating. Radial ponderomotive force due to the rf electric field opposes the centrifugal force due to the field-line curvature to ensure interchange stability. This is indicated by the sensitive dependence of the plasma stability on the sign of the difference between the rf frequency and the ion-cyclotron frequency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1955-1958
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	51
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1955
State	Published - 1983
Externally published	Yes

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