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Physics issues associated with low-beta plasma generatorsKinetic aspects of MHD generators are explored by examining the propagation of dense, low-beta streams of plasma. Three situations are considered: the basic principles of plasma-stream propagation, the propagation of plasma streams into vacuum, and the propagation of plasma streams into ambient plasmas. These three situations are analogous to plasma generators, plasma generators with vacuum loads, and plasma generators with plasma loads. Kinetic (microphysics) aspects include oscillations of the generator plasma, the effects of diocotron instabilities, the acceleration of particles, the starvation of current systems, and plasma-wave production.
Document ID
19930042338
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Borovsky, Joseph E.
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume: 20
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0093-3813
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Accession Number
93A26335
Distribution Limits
Public
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