PROBING OF THE DYNAMICAL RESPONSE OF A PLASMA.
Abstract
The dynamical response of a gaseous plasma to the self-induced magnetic fields in a toroid switch tube has been experimentally investigated using a magnetic field probe and a set of excitation current measurements. The magnetic field, experimentally measured, is compared with the representation of the plasma current distribution as an ideal current sheet. The excitation current measurements reveal oscillations in the plasma whose detailed nature, unexplainable by the current sheet model, may yield information on the thermal pressure within the plasma. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0624081
Entities
People
- Herbert Friedman
Organizations
- New York University Tandon School of Engineering