OBSERVATION OF INSTABILITIES IN A PLASMA INJECTED INTO A BZ FIELD

Abstract

Photographic observations were made of a plasma blob injected in o non-varying axial magnetic field. The plasma was axially confined for periods of time up to three microseconds, after which instabilities developed. Radial acceler tions of he plasma-magnetic field bou ry w r es i a d o be ord r of magnitude less than in recent theta pinch experiments. Initial conditions at the plasma-magnetic field boundary indicate the possibility of the development of the flute, or int rchang i s ability. u or)AD-29293 11 ! P O OGR PHIC OBSERVATIONS OF INSTABILITIES IN A PLASMA INJECTED INTO A NON-VARYING AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0292939

Entities

People

  • Alan J. Toepfer

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Instability
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microsecond Time
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
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