Generation of stable mixed-compact-toroid rings by inducing plasmacurrents in strong E rings |
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Authors: | Jayakumar R Taggart DP Parker MR Fleischmann HH |
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Institution: | Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; |
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Abstract: | In the RECE-Christa device, hybrid-type compact toroid rings are generated by inducing large toroidal plasma currents Ip in strong electron rings using a thin induction coil positioned along the ring axis. Starting from field-reversal values δp =50-120% of the original pure fast-electron ring, the induced plasma current Ip raises δ to a maximum value of up to 240% with Ip contributing more than 50% of the total ring current. The generated hybrid compact toroid configurations appear gross-stable during the full Ip pulse length (half-amplitude width about 100 μs) |
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