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Minimum streaming current requirements for MFTF--revised by recent (r/sub p//a/sub i/) scaling in 2XIIB
Document Type
Technical Report
Author
Source
Subject
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY CYCLOTRON INSTABILITY
STABILIZATION
DRIFT INSTABILITY
MFTF DEVICES
2X DEVICES
BEAM CURRENTS
ION DENSITY
CURRENTS
INSTABILITY
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES 700107* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Instabilities
Language
English
Abstract
The minimum warm ion density necessary to effectively stablize the DCLC instability in MFTF represents a significant planning requirement. Thus a review of the theoretical predictions for MFTF stabilization is presented here including the recently revised (a/sub i//r/sub p/) scaling determined from tests with 2XIIB. For the assumptions given the total streaming current requirements range from 1500 to 2800 A, for T/sub e/ predicted from .66 to 1 keV and E/sub i/ approx. 50 keV.