ECRH in Tandem Mirror Machines

Electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) is important in tandem mirror devices which incorporate thermal barriers to enhance plasma confinement. ECRH in the end cells generates hot mirror-confined electrons to form the thermal barrier and creates the plugging potential to reduce ion end loss from the central cell. Important considerations for heating include a) the proper choice of wave polarization and harmonic number for wave penetration and efficient absorption, b) the possibility for control of hot electron energy and anisotropy by spatially limited heating, and c) the particle feed for hot electrons due to RF trapping processes. Fokker-Planck and Monte Carlo computer codes are useful for understanding these effects. The Tandem Mirror Experiment Upgrade (TMX-U) was constructed to investigate plasma confinement for the thermal barrier mode of operation. We carried out experiments to generate the hot electrons that are required for the thermal barrier. Heating efficiencies as large as 30 percent were observed. By combining the hot electron population with neutral-beam-injected hot ions and ECRH at the location of the desired potential peak, we strongly reduced the end loss of ions and measured plugging potentials up to 700 V. These results are consistent with the thermal barrier model.     

Observation of Localized Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating in a Magnetic Mirror

A right-hand circularly polarized (RHCP) electron cyclotron wave is launched along the axis of a steady-state magnetically confined plasma column. Detailed measurements of the spatial variation of electron temperature, density, plasma potential, and wave amplitude about the resonance zone are presented. In particular, data are presented where the temperature increase due to electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) is strongly localized near the resonance position. A numerical wave heating model has been developed for electrons in a magnetic mirror and is found to be in qualitative agreement with observations.     

Top-hat cw laser induced thermal mirror: a complete model for material characterization

A complete theoretical model is presented for the thermal mirror technique under top-hat laser excitation. Considering the attenuation of the top-hat excitation laser intensity along the thickness of a sample due to its optical absorption coefficient, we calculate the laser-induced temperature and surface deformation profiles. A simplified theoretical model for a high absorption sample is also developed. The center intensity of a probe beam reflected from the thermal mirror at a detector plane is derived. Numerical simulation shows that the thermal mirror under the top-hat laser excitation is as sensitive as that under Gaussian laser excitation. With top-hat laser excitation, the experimental results of thermo-physical properties of opaque samples are found to be well consistent with literature values, validating the theory.     

What are the relative roles of heating and cooling in generating solar wind temperature anisotropies?

Temperature anisotropy in the solar wind results from a combination of mechanisms of anisotropic heating (e.g., cyclotron-resonant heating and dissipation of kinetic Alfvén waves) and cooling (e.g., Chew-Goldberger-Low double-adiabatic expansion). In contrast, anisotropy-driven instabilities such as the cyclotron, mirror, and firehose instabilities limit the allowable departure of the plasma from isotropy. This study used data from the Faraday cups on the Wind spacecraft to examine scalar temperature and temperature components of protons. Plasma unstable to the mirror or firehose instability was found to be about 3-4 times hotter than stable plasma. Since anisotropy-driven instabilities are not understood to heat the plasma, these results suggest that heating processes are more effective than cooling processes at creating and maintaining proton temperature anisotropy in the solar wind.     

电磁轨道发射器连续发射的滑动电接触

从滑动电接触电阻大小的角度,详细分析了在时序放电条件下,两颗重约为5 g的电枢,以速度为1 000 m/s,166 Hz连续发射试验。通过近似计算电流所流经轨道电阻及电枢体电阻所产生的温升,对滑动电接触电阻的影响。结果表明:连续发射运行模式下,受轨道表面温度上升的影响,第二发电枢的滑动接触电阻略高于第一发电枢的滑动接触电阻,表面滑动电接触性能受到温升的影响,在两连发的发射情况下,其影响虽不是很大,但多发高频连续发射就必须考虑热管理问题。      

High‐resolution thermal imaging with a combination of nano‐focus X‐ray diffraction and ultra‐fast chip calorimetry

A microelectromechanical‐systems‐based calorimeter designed for use on a synchrotron nano‐focused X‐ray beamline is described. This instrument allows quantitative DC and AC calorimetric measurements over a broad range of heating/cooling rates (≤100000 K s^?1) and temperature modulation frequencies (≤1 kHz). The calorimeter was used for high‐resolution thermal imaging of nanogram‐sized samples subjected to X‐ray‐induced heating. For a 46 ng indium particle, the measured temperature rise reaches ～0.2 K, and is directly correlated to the X‐ray absorption. Thermal imaging can be useful for studies of heterogeneous materials exhibiting physical and/or chemical transformations. Moreover, the technique can be extended to three‐dimensional thermal nanotomography.     

Low Frequency Rf Heating with a Helical Coupler in a Hot Electron Plasma

A magnetic mirror (mirror ratio 2.38:1) containing ECRH generated hydrogen plasma, with a density of 5 x 1010 cm-3 with cold electron temperature of 11 eV, was used to study propagation of an artificially launched wave varying as ej(?t + m? - kz) at approximately the ion cyclotron frequency. The wave was transmitted between two similar internally placed helically wound antennas separated by 11 wavelengths. The coupling between them was enhanced by as much as 50 times in the presence of plasma. The m = 1 left-handed component was cut off when ? > ?ci. Electron temperatures could be increased by more than 2 times with the m = 1 mode, presumably due to ion heating. Little pump-out was observed.     

Spatial and temporal thermal analysis of acousto-optic deflectors using finite element analysis model

Thermal effects greatly influence the optical properties of the acousto-optic deflectors (AODs). Thermal analysis plays an important role in modern AOD design. However, the lack of an effective method of analysis limits the prediction in the thermal performance. In this paper, we propose a finite element analysis model to analyze the thermal effects of a TeO₂-based AOD. Both transducer heating and acoustic absorption are considered as thermal sources. The anisotropy of sound propagation is taken into account for determining the acoustic absorption. Based on this model, a transient thermal analysis is employed using ANSYS software. The spatial temperature distributions in the crystal and the temperature changes over time are acquired. The simulation results are validated by experimental results. The effect of heat source and heat convection on temperature distribution is discussed. This numerical model and analytical method of thermal analysis would be helpful in the thermal design and practical applications of AODs.     

Optical absorption of copper metaborate CuB2O4

High-quality single crystals of copper metaborate CuB₂O₄ with a volume exceeding 1 cm³ are grown. The optical absorption spectra of these crystals are recorded for the first time owing to their sufficiently large size. The spectra exhibit a broad transmission window in the visible region and an intense absorption peak around ～2.0 eV, which is already split into two bands at room temperature. A weak anisotropy is revealed in unpolarized light upon light beam propagation along the a and c axes. The spectra are compared with the absorption spectrum of CuGeO₃.     

Optimizing X‐ray mirror thermal performance using matched profile cooling

To cover a large photon energy range, the length of an X‐ray mirror is often longer than the beam footprint length for much of the applicable energy range. To limit thermal deformation of such a water‐cooled X‐ray mirror, a technique using side cooling with a cooled length shorter than the beam footprint length is proposed. This cooling length can be optimized by using finite‐element analysis. For the Kirkpatrick–Baez (KB) mirrors at LCLS‐II, the thermal deformation can be reduced by a factor of up to 30, compared with full‐length cooling. Furthermore, a second, alternative technique, based on a similar principle is presented: using a long, single‐length cooling block on each side of the mirror and adding electric heaters between the cooling blocks and the mirror substrate. The electric heaters consist of a number of cells, located along the mirror length. The total effective length of the electric heater can then be adjusted by choosing which cells to energize, using electric power supplies. The residual height error can be minimized to 0.02 nm RMS by using optimal heater parameters (length and power density). Compared with a case without heaters, this residual height error is reduced by a factor of up to 45. The residual height error in the LCLS‐II KB mirrors, due to free‐electron laser beam heat load, can be reduced by a factor of ～11 below the requirement. The proposed techniques are also effective in reducing thermal slope errors and are, therefore, applicable to white beam mirrors in synchrotron radiation beamlines.     

Molecular Dynamic Simulation of High Speed Deformation Effect on Microstructure Change in Thermal Heated Metals

In the present paper computer simulation of high-speed deformation (shock wave propagation) by molecular dynamic method is performed in thin copper sample, having the form of rectangular parallelepiped (10 a ‐ 10 a ‐ 20 a , where a is the lattice constant) with 8000 atoms. On the surfaces Z 0 =0 and Z max =20 a the mirror boundary conditions with rigid walls and the periodic boundary conditions along X and Y directions corresponding to short sides of deformed crystal are used, which allows to investigate the reflection of shock wave from the surfaces in Z direction. The changes of microstructure have been investigated up to 12 ps. The numerical calculations of microstructure changes have been performed here taking into account the effect of thermal heating of crystal lattice before shock wave front. The numerical results show that comparing with the propagation of shock waves under room temperature in thermal heated structure additional displaced atoms (vacancies and interstitials) are produced. The obtained results show that the production of point defects during high-speed deformation is determined by the thermal softening of microstructure and generation rate of point defects very strong increases with an increasing of high speed deformation rate. The peculiarities of microstructure changes in deformed copper are analyzed here at the different initial temperatures and various high-speed deformations (average ion velocities behind shock wave).     

NQR study of phase transitions in CH$\mathsf{_3}$HgX (X = Cl,Br, I)

The temperature dependence of halogen nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) in the series CH₃HgX (X = Cl, Br, I) is measured with special emphasis on the structural phase transitions at T _c = 162 K, 310 K, and 400 K, respectively. In the temperature dependences of NQR frequencies similarities are observed and discussed in relation with the structure and thermal vibrations on both sides of the phase transition. On the basis of known data a mechanism for the three analogous phase transitions is proposed. The chlorine spin-lattice relaxation behaviour in CH₃HgCl can be explained by a competition of fast thermal fluctuations of MMX molecules across the high temperature (h.t.) mirror plane and of infrequent transitions to the other equivalent fluctuation mode across the orthogonal h.t. mirror plane. Proton high temperature relaxation is probably dominated by the same slow motion, but at lower temperatures some other mechanism involving magnetic coupling prevails.Received: 23 June 2003, Published online: 15 October 2003PACS: 64.70.Kb Solid-solid transitions - 61.66.Fn Inorganic compounds - 76.60.Gv Quadrupole resonanceSupported in part by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Republic of Slovenia     

Magnetic ordering in Ho‐doped Bi2Te3 topological insulator

We investigate the magnetic properties of Ho‐doped Bi₂Te₃ thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Analysis of the polarized X‐ray absorption spectra at the Ho M₅ absorption edge gives an effective 4f magnetic moment which is ～45% of the Hund's rule ground state value. X‐ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) shows no significant anisotropy, which suggests that the reduced spin moment is not due to the crystal field effects, but rather the presence of non‐magnetic or antiferromagnetic Ho sites. Extrapolating the temperature dependence of the XMCD measured in total electron yield and fluorescence yield mode in a field of 7 T gives a Curie–Weiss temperature of ?_CW ≈ –30 K, which suggests antiferromagnetic ordering, in contrast to the paramagnetic behavior observed with SQUID magnetometry. From the anomaly of the XMCD signal at low temperatures, a Néel temperature T_N between 10 K and 25 K is estimated. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Design of the Upgraded TJ-II Quasi-optical Transmission Line

TJ-II plasma start-up and heating are made by electron cyclotron resonance waves at the second harmonic of the electron cyclotron frequency. Two quasi-optical transmission lines transmit the microwave power of the gyrotrons to the vacuum vessel. The first line launches the microwave power under fixed injection geometry, i.e. there is no possibility to change the launching angle and the wave polarization. The second line has a moveable mirror installed inside the TJ-II vessel. To get high absorption efficiency and a narrow energy deposition profile the internal mirror focuses the wave beam at plasma center.To get more flexibility in the experiments on heating and current drive the first transmission line needs to be upgraded. The design is presented in this paper. The new launching antenna includes an internal mirror to focus the beam and to change the injection angle. Both launchers are then symmetrical. A polarizer consisting of two corrugated mirrors is used to get any wave polarization. Two mirrors with an array of coupling holes and calorimetric measurements of the energy absorbed in the barrier window allow the estimation of the microwave power launched into the TJ-II.     

Correlation between local vibrations and metal mass in AlB2‐type transition‐metal diborides

Lattice vibrations have been investigated in TiB₂, ZrB₂ and HfB₂ by temperature‐dependent extended X‐ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) experiments. Data clearly show that the EXAFS oscillations are characterized by an anomalous behavior of the Debye–Waller factor of the transition‐metal–boron pair, which is suggested to be associated with a superposition of an optical mode corresponding to phonon vibrations induced by the B sublattice and an acoustic mode corresponding to the transition‐metal (TM) sublattice. Data can be interpreted as a decoupling of the metal and boron vibrations observed in these transition‐metal diborides (TMB₂), a mechanism that may be responsible for the significant reduction of the superconducting transition temperature observed in these systems with respect to the parent MgB₂ compound. The vibrational behavior of TM–TM bonds has also been investigated to study the occurrence of anisotropy and anomalies in the lattice vibrational behavior of TM–TM bonds.     

Influence of lubricant on the motion of a body in an electromagnetic railgun accelerator. III. Temperature distribution in the armature, rail, and liquid film

The effect of a conducting liquid lubricant on the heating of a rail and projectile (armature) is studied theoretically and experimentally. It is shown that both the Joule and friction heating of the accelerated body can be reduced significantly by using resistive liquid films. When the contact resistance of the film is high, its temperature is determined by two competing processes: Joule heating and heat removal by the moving film. As a result, the dependence of the film temperature on the magnetic Reynolds number, its thickness, and its resistance is nonmonotonic. In the limiting case where the velocity skin effect is completely suppressed and the magnetic Reynolds number is sufficiently high, the film temperature is extremely low. In intermediate cases, however, the film temperature can turn out to be rather high and exceed the melting point of the armature. Viscous dissipation in the liquid film has no significant effect on the temperature of the rail-armature interface until the melting of the armature is determined by Joule heating within it. In the case where the velocity skin effect is strongly suppressed, viscous dissipation along with Joule heating in the resistive film can become one of the major factors controlling the attainable velocity of bodies in railguns. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 117–125 (October 1999)     

Mirror Instability with Electron Temperature Effects

Linear kinetic mirror instabilities of a homogeneous magnetized plasma in which both ions and electrons have the bi-Maxwellian distributions are investigated in the lowfrequency and long-wavelength limit. It is shown that, in contrast to the case of cold electrons, the criterion for the mirror instability has an upper limit, above which the mirror mode becomes oscillating one. This can possibly account for the oscillatory variations of observed mirror waves in the space plasma. In addition it is also shown that the growth rate of the nonpropagation mirror mode increases rapidly with the anisotropy parameter and is slightly higher than its value under the cold electron assumption, but that the oscillating mirror mode remains nearly a constant growth rate.     

大口径轻量化主镜的温度场等效模型理论计算

针对大口径望远镜主镜在环境温度变化和太阳辐照变化引起的温度场变化进行了理论分析,根据圆柱坐标下设立的非稳态热传导方程和边界条件,利用分离变量法和格林函数法求解了主镜的温度场分布。为了验证求解的有效性,利用求得的温度场解析式和有限元软件分别分析了2.8 m口径望远镜实心主镜,反射面径向温度分布具有良好的一致性。表明该理论解析式能够较好地反映主镜反射面的温度场分布。将轻量化主镜进行无筋板的薄型镜热模型等效,并分别对两种镜子的温度场进行仿真计算,以此验证等效模型的正确性。轻量化主镜温度场的等效理论计算结果在主镜的早期设计研究阶段具有良好的参考价值。     

Thermal conductivity of polycrystalline zinc selenide

The thermal conductivity of optically transparent zinc selenide polycrystals fabricated by vapor deposition was experimentally studied in the temperature range 80–400 K in the as-deposited state and after deformation along the crystal growth direction followed by recrystallization. In the low-temperature range, textured ZnSe samples exhibit anisotropy of the thermal conductivity, which also persisted after their deformation and recrystallization. The anisotropy of the thermal conductivity is caused by phonon scattering by dislocations oriented along the crystal growth direction. The thermal conductivity of ZnSe at T>270 K is shown to be limited by the scattering of acoustic phonons by optical phonons.     

Effect of acoustic nonlinearity on heating of biological tissue by high-intensity focused ultrasound

Effect of strong acoustic nonlinearity on the efficiency of heating of a biological tissue by high-intensity focused ultrasound in the modes of operation used in real clinical setups is studied. The spatial distributions of thermal sources and the corresponding temperature increments caused by ultrasonic absorption are analyzed. Numerical algorithms are developed for simulating the nonlinear focusing of ultrasound in the calculations of both the heat sources on the basis of the Khokhlov-Zabolotskaya-Kuznetsov-type equations and the temperature field in a tissue on the basis of an inhomogeneous thermal conduction equation with a relaxation term. It is demonstrated that in the mode of operation typical of acoustic surgery, the nonlinearity improves the locality of heating and leads to an increase in the power of thermal sources in the focus by approximately an order of magnitude. The diffusion phenomena in the tissue lead to a smoothing of the spatial temperature distributions, as compared to the distributions of thermal sources. In the case of one-second exposure in the nonlinear mode of focusing, the maximal temperature in the focus exceeds the values obtained in the approximation of linear wave propagation by a factor of three.