Effect of variable eigenmode excitation on rf stabilization of a mirror plasma

R. Majeski; J. J. Browning; S. Meassick; N. Hershkowitz; T. Intrator; J. R. Ferron

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.206

Effect of variable eigenmode excitation on rf stabilization of a mirror plasma

R. Majeski, J. J. Browning, S. Meassick, N. Hershkowitz, T. Intrator, J. R. Ferron

Electrical Engineering Department

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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It is shown that wave eigenmode fields can provide rf stabilization of the interchange instability. The excitation level of an m=+1 fast magnetosonic wave is controlled by tailoring of the k? spectrum of an axial ion-cyclotron radio-frequency antenna array in the Phaedrus-B tandem mirror system. When the k? spectrum is chosen to excite the wave strongly, density-fluctuation levels in the plasma are greatly reduced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	206-209
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	59
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.206
State	Published - 1987

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