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Gas dynamic trap : Experimental results and future prospects. / Ivanov, A. A.; Prikhodko, V. V.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gas dynamic trap
T2 - Experimental results and future prospects
AU - Ivanov, A. A.
AU - Prikhodko, V. V.
PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - The gas dynamic trap (GDT) is a version of a magnetic mirror with a long mirror-to-mirror distance far exceeding the effective mean free path of ion scattering into the loss cone, with a large mirror ratio (R ~ 100; R = Bmax=Bminis the ratio of magnetic field inductions at the mirror and at the trap center) and with axial symmetry. Under these conditions, in contrast to a conventional magnetic mirror, the plasma confined in a GDT is isotropic and Maxwellian. The plasma loss rate through the ends is governed by a set of simple gas dynamic equations; hence, the name of the device. The plasma lifetime in a GDT is on the order of LR=VTi, where L is the mirror-to-mirror distance, and VTi is the ion thermal velocity. Thus, increasing both the length of the device and the mirror ratio can, in principle, make the plasma lifetime sufficient for fusion applications. This paper discusses plasma confinement and heating results from the Novosibirsk GDT facility and examines prospects for using GDTs to develop a high-flux volumetric neutron source for fusion material testing and for driving subcritical fission reactors.
AB - The gas dynamic trap (GDT) is a version of a magnetic mirror with a long mirror-to-mirror distance far exceeding the effective mean free path of ion scattering into the loss cone, with a large mirror ratio (R ~ 100; R = Bmax=Bminis the ratio of magnetic field inductions at the mirror and at the trap center) and with axial symmetry. Under these conditions, in contrast to a conventional magnetic mirror, the plasma confined in a GDT is isotropic and Maxwellian. The plasma loss rate through the ends is governed by a set of simple gas dynamic equations; hence, the name of the device. The plasma lifetime in a GDT is on the order of LR=VTi, where L is the mirror-to-mirror distance, and VTi is the ion thermal velocity. Thus, increasing both the length of the device and the mirror ratio can, in principle, make the plasma lifetime sufficient for fusion applications. This paper discusses plasma confinement and heating results from the Novosibirsk GDT facility and examines prospects for using GDTs to develop a high-flux volumetric neutron source for fusion material testing and for driving subcritical fission reactors.
KW - Fusion neutron source
KW - Gas dynamic trap
KW - Magnetic mirror
KW - NEUTRAL-BEAM INJECTION
KW - PLASMA CONTAINMENT
KW - GDT FACILITY
KW - DRIVEN FLUTE INSTABILITY
KW - fusion neutron source
KW - gas dynamic trap
KW - MACROSCOPIC STABILITY
KW - magnetic mirror
KW - CONFINED PLASMA
KW - ION-CYCLOTRON INSTABILITY
KW - MAGNETIC-FIELD
KW - AXISYMMETRICAL MIRROR
KW - TANDEM-MIRROR
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85026913799&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3367/UFNe.2016.09.037967
DO - 10.3367/UFNe.2016.09.037967
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85026913799
VL - 60
SP - 509
EP - 533
JO - Physics-Uspekhi
JF - Physics-Uspekhi
SN - 1063-7869
IS - 5
ER -
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