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Reversed field pinch experiments. Final report, November 24, 1991--November 23, 1994 [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1995.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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9 pages : digital, PDF file
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University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The Reversatron reversed field pinch (RFP) is an experiment to investigate the effect of boundary conditions on plasma confinement. Earlier RFP experiments, particularly ZT-40 and Los Alamos and Eta Beta II at Padua, had found an improvement in confinement when the vacuum chamber wall was surrounded by a conducting shell. The data showed a longer discharge duration and a reduction in the applied loop voltage. The latter determines the energy input to the plasma, thus a lower loop voltage (with relatively constant plasma parameters) indicated improved energy confinement. The Reversatron RFP was designed to allow the conducting wall to be easily changed so that differing electrical boundary conditions could be compared in the same device. Specifically, it was proposed to measure the growth rates and wavenumbers of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities as a function of the boundary conditions and to determine their effect on plasma confinement. These measurements were made and reported in a series of publications (Appendices) in Physics of Fluids B and in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:doe/er/53244--21
doe/er/53244--21
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Published through SciTech Connect.
03/01/1995.
"doe/er/53244--21"
"DE96002338"
Robertson, S.
Funding Information
FG02-87ER53244
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