Initial results from coaxial helicity injection experiments in NSTX

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作者
Raman, R [1 ]
Jarboe, TR
Mueller, D
Schaffer, MJ
Maqueda, R
Nelson, BA
Sabbagh, S
Bell, M
Ewig, R
Fredrickson, E
Gates, D
Hosea, J
Ji, H
Kaita, R
Kaye, SM
Kugel, H
Maingi, R
Menard, J
Ono, M
Orvis, D
Paoletti, F
Paul, S
Peng, M
Skinner, CH
Wilgen, JB
Zweben, S
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[2] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA
[3] Gen Atom Co, San Diego, CA 92186 USA
[4] Univ Calif Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[5] Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10027 USA
[6] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 USA
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10.1088/0741-3335/43/3/306
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Coaxial helicity injection has been investigated on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX). Initial experiments produced 130 kA of toroidal current without the use of the central solenoid. The corresponding injector current was 20 kA. Discharges with pulse lengths up to 130 ms have been produced.
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