Hydrodynamic Equilibrium of Plasma in an Ambipolar Trap

摘要

Hydrodynamically equilibrium plasma configurations in an ambipolar trap are investigated. It is shown that with allowance for the finite, albeit small, value of beta , the constant pressure surfaces on the long part of the center mirror cell are distorted and in general are not circular cylinders. These effects of the distortion of the surfaces p = const can be reduced through special selection of the mirror field. (ERA citation 04:053911)