Magnetic Probe to Study Plasma Jets for Magneto-Inertial Fusion

[摘要] A probe has been constructed to measure the magnetic field of a plasma jet generated by a pulsed plasma rail-gun. The probe consists of two sets of three orthogonally-oriented commercial chip inductors to measure the three-dimensional magnetic field vector at two separate positions in order to give information about the magnetic field evolution within the jet. The strength and evolution of the magnetic field is one of many factors important in evaluating the use of supersonic plasma jets for forming imploding spherical plasma liners as a standoff driver for magneto-inertial fusion.

[发布日期] 2012-08-16

[学科分类] 原子、分子光学和等离子物理

[关键词] LINERS;MAGNETIC FIELDS;MAGNETIC PROBES;PLASMA;PLASMA JETS;PROBES;SOLENOIDS;VECTORS