Recent results of studies of acceleration of compact toroids [electronic resource].

Published:: Livermore, Calif : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1984.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: 5 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary:

The observed gross stability and self-contained structure of compact toroids (CT's) give rise to the possibility, unique among magnetically confined plasmas, of translating CT's from their point of origin over distances many times their own length. This feature has led us to consider magnetic acceleration of CT's to directed kinetic energies much greater than their stored magnetic and thermal energies. A CT accelerator falls in the very broad gap between traditional particle accelerators at one extreme, which are limited in the number of particles per bunch by electrostatic repulsive forces, and mass accelerators such as rail guns at the other extreme, which accelerate many particles but are forced by the stress limitations of solids to far smaller accelerations. A typical CT has about a Coulomb of particles, weighs 10 micrograms and can be accelerated by magnetic forces of several tons, leading to an acceleration on the order of 10/sup 11/ gravities.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:ucrl-90515
E 1.99: conf-840255-10
conf-840255-10
ucrl-90515

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Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology

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Published through SciTech Connect.
03/02/1984.
"ucrl-90515"
" conf-840255-10"
"DE84008330"
6. US-Japan symposium on compact toroid research, Princeton, NJ, USA, 20 Feb 1984.
Hartman, C.W.; Hammer, J.H.; Eddleman, J.

Funding Information:

W-7405-ENG-48

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