Confinement of nonneutral plasmas on magnetic surfaces.
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چکیده
The confinement of a nonneutral plasma in a magnetic-surface, or stellarator, configuration is explored. The fluid equilibrium equations are derived and are found to be fundamentally different from previous results. Diocotron modes are predicted to be stable. The collisional confinement time can be very long. Possible applications include positron trapping and confinement of positron-electron plasmas. The basic physics can be addressed experimentally in the simple tabletop stellarator planned for construction at Columbia University.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 88 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002