Use of Helical Fields to Allow a Long Pulse Reversed Field Pinch

[摘要] The maintenance of the magnetic configuration of a Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) is an unsolved problem. Even a toroidal loop voltage does not suffice to maintain the magnetic configuration in axisymmetry but could if the plasma had helical shaping. The theoretical tools for plasma optimization using helical shaping have advanced, so an RFP could be relatively easily designed for optimal performance with a spatially constant toroidal loop voltage. A demonstration that interesting solutions exist is given.

[发布日期] 2008-11-20

[学科分类] 原子、分子光学和等离子物理

[关键词] CONFIGURATION;MAINTENANCE;OPTIMIZATION;PERFORMANCE;PLASMA