Tandem Mirror Sloshing-Electron Plugs

摘要

By a proper usage of ECRH heating in minimum-B tandem mirror plugs thermal barriers can be created which thermally insulate hot plug electrons from both the central cell and the outside environment. This arrangement can be utilized in an axisymmetric, outboard anchor plug arrangement or a minimum-B plug. In the axisymmetric arrangement ICRF can serve as a pump for preventing ions from accumulating in the thermal barrier potential depression whereas in the minimum-B plug unconfined drift orbits should prevent such an accumulation. (ERA citation 06:009996)