[BOOK][B] Spheromaks: a practical application of magnetohydrodynamic dynamos and plasma self-organization
PM Bellan - 2000 - World Scientific
The following sections are included: The spheromak as a fusion reactor Accelerated
spheromaks Tokamak Fuel injection Helicity injection current drive in tokamaks Colliding …
spheromaks Tokamak Fuel injection Helicity injection current drive in tokamaks Colliding …
Experimental identification of the kink instability as a poloidal flux amplification mechanism for coaxial gun spheromak formation
SC Hsu, PM Bellan - Physical review letters, 2003 - APS
The magnetohydrodynamic kink instability is observed and identified experimentally as a
poloidal flux amplification mechanism for coaxial gun spheromak formation. Plasmas in this …
poloidal flux amplification mechanism for coaxial gun spheromak formation. Plasmas in this …
Particle acceleration in kink-unstable jets
Magnetized jets in gamma-ray bursts and active galactic nuclei are thought to be efficient
accelerators of particles; however, the process responsible for the acceleration is still a …
accelerators of particles; however, the process responsible for the acceleration is still a …
Sustained spheromak physics experiment (SSPX): design and physics results
Abstract The Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (SSPX) was a high-temperature (T
e up to 0.5 keV) spheromak formed by coaxial helicity injection (CHI) and with plasma …
e up to 0.5 keV) spheromak formed by coaxial helicity injection (CHI) and with plasma …
Systems and methods for compressing plasma
MG Laberge, DH Richardson - US Patent 8,537,958, 2013 - Google Patents
US8537958B2 - Systems and methods for compressing plasma - Google Patents US8537958B2
- Systems and methods for compressing plasma - Google Patents Systems and methods for …
- Systems and methods for compressing plasma - Google Patents Systems and methods for …
On the jets, kinks, and spheromaks formed by a planar magnetized coaxial gun
SC Hsu, PM Bellan - Physics of plasmas, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
Measurements of the various plasma configurations produced by a planar magnetized
coaxial gun provide insight into the magnetic topology evolution resulting from magnetic …
coaxial gun provide insight into the magnetic topology evolution resulting from magnetic …
Formation and sustainment of electrostatically driven spheromaks in the resistive magnetohydrodynamic model
The nonlinear time-dependent equations of resistive magnetohydrodynamics are solved in
simply connected domains to investigate spheromak formation and sustainment with …
simply connected domains to investigate spheromak formation and sustainment with …
Solar coronal heating by relaxation events
PK Browning - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2003 - aanda.org
A coronal heating model is proposed which predicts heating by a series of discrete events of
various energies, analogous to the observed range of events from large scale flares through …
various energies, analogous to the observed range of events from large scale flares through …
MHD equilibria in a spheromak sustained by coaxial helicity injection
EB Hooper, LD Pearlstein, RH Bulmer - Nuclear fusion, 1999 - iopscience.iop.org
Spheromaks sustained by coaxial helicity injection differ from unsustained spheromaks in
the profiles of the ratio of current to magnetic field and of the safety factor. Ideal MHD …
the profiles of the ratio of current to magnetic field and of the safety factor. Ideal MHD …
Spheromak formation by steady inductive helicity injection
TR Jarboe, WT Hamp, GJ Marklin, BA Nelson… - Physical review …, 2006 - APS
A spheromak is formed for the first time using a new steady state inductive helicity injection
method. Using two inductive injectors with odd symmetry and oscillating at 5.8 kHz, a steady …
method. Using two inductive injectors with odd symmetry and oscillating at 5.8 kHz, a steady …