AN APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF MIRROR CUSP SYSTEMS BY THE USE OF AN ELECTRON ANALOG DEVICE,
Abstract
An analytical study of electron confinement in a multipole mirror cusp type system has been made by using an electron analog device. This device, called electron analog because of an analogy to the confinement of high-temperature plasmas in physically larger but geometrically similar systems, is much smaller than the usual plasma containment device of the general mirror cusp type, but scaling factors are presented which illustrate the manner in which the electron analog machine can be used to predict the characteristics of a larger plasma containment device. In the analytical study of electron confinement in the positive gradient magnetic field configurations produced by 4-, 6-, and 8-bar mirror cusp systems, the 4-bar electron analog was determined to be the superior configuration for long-term single particle confinement. Flux lines and magnetic fields, mapped for computer, confirmed the superiority of the 4-bar configuration. A discussion of the electron analog machine constructed for in-house experimentation at the Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory is presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0484671
Entities
People
- Elmer White
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory