QUASI-STATIONARY PLASMA ACCELERATORS (QSPA) AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

The main physical principles of quasi-stationary plasma accelerators, which are capable to generate super high power plasma streams in long pulse, are discussing in this lecture. The description of QSPA type de vices, being in use in recent experiments, as well as characteristics of a plasma now in the main acceleration channel and plasma parameters , achieved at the outlet of QSPA, are presented here too. Finally, som e possibilities of such accelerators applications for fusion and resul ts of their utilizing in the diverter plates modeling experiments are described.