Production of Thermonuclear Plasmas by Anomalous Diffusion of Magnetic Fields in a High Voltage Theta Pinch.
Abstract
The report summarizes work done at the University of Maryland in the problem of plasma heating by application of a large amplitude magnetic pulse at the plasma boundary. The authors have been particularly interested in the ion heating resulting from drift instabilities and its scaling with initial plasma conditions. In the reporting period work was concentrated on measurements of x-ray intensities as an indication of electron temperature, and on electron heat loss processes. Attempts were made to directly measure ion energy spectra, and to measure electron densities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0775548
Entities
Organizations
- University of Maryland