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Measurements of axial energy loss from magnetic mirror trap. / Soldatkina, E. I.; Maximov, V. V.; Prikhodko, V. V. et al.
In: Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 60, No. 8, 086009, 08.2020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurements of axial energy loss from magnetic mirror trap
AU - Soldatkina, E. I.
AU - Maximov, V. V.
AU - Prikhodko, V. V.
AU - Savkin, V. Ya
AU - Skovorodin, D. I.
AU - Yakovlev, D. V.
AU - Bagryansky, P. A.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - The work represents a next step in studies of longitudinal energy losses from linear magnetic plasma confinement devices. The paper describes the experimental technique that has been developed and used to measure the absolute values of longitudinal particle and energy density fluxes from an open magnetic mirror trap. Using this technique, it was possible to measure and account for the secondary electron emission coefficient from plasma-facing end plate, and perform a comparison with the existing theory of energy confinement in open traps. It is shown that the average energy transported by an ion-electron pair leaving the trap is close to theoretically predicted minimum value of 6-8 electron temperatures. As confirmed by the measured dependencies, this conclusion is valid in a broad range of parameters and the threshold value of the magnetic expansion ratio does not exceed its theoretically predicted minimum of √m//me.
AB - The work represents a next step in studies of longitudinal energy losses from linear magnetic plasma confinement devices. The paper describes the experimental technique that has been developed and used to measure the absolute values of longitudinal particle and energy density fluxes from an open magnetic mirror trap. Using this technique, it was possible to measure and account for the secondary electron emission coefficient from plasma-facing end plate, and perform a comparison with the existing theory of energy confinement in open traps. It is shown that the average energy transported by an ion-electron pair leaving the trap is close to theoretically predicted minimum value of 6-8 electron temperatures. As confirmed by the measured dependencies, this conclusion is valid in a broad range of parameters and the threshold value of the magnetic expansion ratio does not exceed its theoretically predicted minimum of √m//me.
KW - axial plasma confinement
KW - magnetic fusion
KW - mirror trap
KW - PLASMA
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85088893195&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1741-4326/ab95d2
DO - 10.1088/1741-4326/ab95d2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088893195
VL - 60
JO - Nuclear Fusion
JF - Nuclear Fusion
SN - 0029-5515
IS - 8
M1 - 086009
ER -
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