CROSS-FIELD DIFFUSION QUENCHING BY NEUTRAL GAS INJECTION IN A MAGNETIZED PLASMA

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作者
FASOLI, A
SKIFF, F
GOOD, TN
PARIS, PJ
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[1] Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Association EURATOM(enConfédération Suisse, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1007 Lausanne
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2925
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Cross-field transport of test ions is investigated in a linear Q-machine plasma. Test particles are created and followed in their motion by an optical tagging diagnostic scheme. Diffusion is demonstrated to be supported by classical mechanisms. When different noble buffer gases are injected, the plasma reacts in such a way that the diffusivity remains classical but its magnitude is considerably reduced.
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页码:2925 / 2928
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