Final Report of MBX experiment

Bengtson, Roger D ; Valanju, Prashant

关键词: ASYMMETRY;    CONFIGURATION;    MIRRORS;    PLASMA;    PLASMA POTENTIAL;    ROTATION Plasma;    Mirror;    Plasma flow;    rotation;   

DOI  :  10.2172/901616
RP-ID  :  DOE/ER/54697-1
PID  :  OSTI ID: 901616
Others  :  TRN: US0703225

学科分类：原子、分子光学和等离子物理

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The MBX experiment was built during the grant period. Details can be found in publications about MBX experiment. We created a low density plasma in a mirror configuration and rotated it at supersonic speeds in the theta direction. Under these conditions the plasma presents a high asymmetry in the current, plasma potential and consequently rotation with the voltage applied. We developed a two fluid model to describe the measurements based on a magnetofluid states ansatz. We also observed bistable and multiple states predicted by the two fluid model.