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Tuszewski M, Smirnov A, Deng BH, Dettrick SA, Song Y, Andow R, Barnes D, Binderbauer MW, Bui DQ, Clary R, Conroy KD, Douglass JD, Garate E, Glass FJ, Gota H, Guo HY, Gupta D, Gupta S, Hollins M, Kinley JS, Knapp K, Korepanov S, Luo Y, Mendoza R, Necas A, Primavera S, Ruskov E, Schroeder JH, Sevier L, Sibley A, Sun X, Thompson MC, Van Drie AD, Walters JK, Wyman MD. Combined FRC and Mirror Plasma Studies in the C-2 Device. Fusion Science and Technology 2011. [DOI: 10.13182/fst11-a11566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M. Tuszewski
- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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- Tri Alpha Energy Inc., P.O. Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688, USA,
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Binderbauer MW, Guo HY, Tuszewski M, Putvinski S, Sevier L, Barnes D, Rostoker N, Anderson MG, Andow R, Bonelli L, Brandi F, Brown R, Bui DQ, Bystritskii V, Ceccherini F, Clary R, Cheung AH, Conroy KD, Deng BH, Dettrick SA, Douglass JD, Feng P, Galeotti L, Garate E, Giammanco F, Glass FJ, Gornostaeva O, Gota H, Gupta D, Gupta S, Kinley JS, Knapp K, Korepanov S, Hollins M, Isakov I, Jose VA, Li XL, Luo Y, Marsili P, Mendoza R, Meekins M, Mok Y, Necas A, Paganini E, Pegoraro F, Pousa-Hijos R, Primavera S, Ruskov E, Qerushi A, Schmitz L, Schroeder JH, Sibley A, Smirnov A, Song Y, Sun X, Thompson MC, Van Drie AD, Walters JK, Wyman MD. Dynamic formation of a hot field reversed configuration with improved confinement by supersonic merging of two colliding high-β compact toroids. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:045003. [PMID: 20867853 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.045003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
A hot stable field-reversed configuration (FRC) has been produced in the C-2 experiment by colliding and merging two high-β plasmoids preformed by the dynamic version of field-reversed θ-pinch technology. The merging process exhibits the highest poloidal flux amplification obtained in a magnetic confinement system (over tenfold increase). Most of the kinetic energy is converted into thermal energy with total temperature (T{i}+T{e}) exceeding 0.5 keV. The final FRC state exhibits a record FRC lifetime with flux confinement approaching classical values. These findings should have significant implications for fusion research and the physics of magnetic reconnection.
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Affiliation(s)
- M W Binderbauer
- Tri Alpha Energy, Inc., Post Office Box 7010, Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688, USA
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